Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deportation to Syria or Algeria

A federal immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported to Syria or Algeria, citing deliberate omissions on his US green card application. Khalil, a legal permanent resident, allegedly hid his UNRWA internship and activism ties at Columbia University. ICE arrested him in Manhattan in March, and he spent over three months in detention. Khalil plans to appeal, calling the case a civil rights battle, while DHS labels his claims ‘absurd.’