Appeals Panel Questions Admin’s Push to Deport Khalil

A three-judge federal appeals court panel on Tuesday sharply questioned the Trump administration’s attempted use of a little-known piece of federal immigration law to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Politico reported that the judges on the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments from government attorneys seeking to overturn a lower court order releasing Khalil from detention in Louisiana.

Khalil, who is a legal permanent resident of the United States, is married to an American citizen.

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