Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator whose case became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Israel foreign students, has asked the Supreme Court to take up his case, his lawyers said Monday. Khalil is appealing a lower court ruling that found federal judges cannot consider his claims until he completes the immigration […]
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator whose case became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Israel foreign students, has asked the Supreme Court to take up his case, his lawyers said Monday.
Khalil is appealing a lower court ruling that found federal judges cannot consider his claims until he completes the immigration court process. His appeal asks the justices to decide whether he can challenge his detention in federal court before those separate immigration court proceedings end.
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