A former Columbia University student accused of concealing ties to pro-Palestinian groups and leading violent campus protests has been ordered deported by a Louisiana immigration judge, sparking a political clash between the Trump administration and its critics, Blaze Media reported.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Algerian citizen who entered the United States on a student visa in 2022, was denied a waiver to remain in the country after Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled he had misrepresented facts on his immigration application.
“Mr. Khalil willfully misrepresented material facts for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process and reducing the likelihood his applications could be denied,” Comans wrote. “This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver.”
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