BREAKING: Trump Administration Victorious In Crucial Legal Battle

By michael

On Friday, a federal judge ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist from Columbia University will stay in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the federal government amended its legal strategy.

The Trump administration made the case that it could keep Khalil, who holds a green card, due to leaving work off his application for permanent residency. It’s a change that comes after District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled on Wednesday that the government couldn’t keep Khalil because of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s labeling him a threat to U.S. foreign policy.

“Khalil is now detained based on that other charge of removability,” the government stated on Friday. “Detaining Khalil based on that other ground of removal is lawful.”

The ruling isn’t much of a shock, as Farbiarz said that the administration could appeal the decision or find other justifications to keep Khalil detained.