Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil
Apr 11, 2025•12 min
Episode description
A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and the administration is trying to remove him through a Cold War immigration law. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with immigration attorney David Leopold. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders