"A federal appeals court has reversed a June court decision to release pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, marking a major win for the Trump administration amid its ongoing push to deport him. In a two-to-one decision on Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that the lower federal court did not have jurisdiction over the immigration matters in the case, and instructed it to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Khalil that freed him on a temporary basis."
""The immigration laws enacted by Congress ordinarily require an alien to challenge his deportation in a PFR - unless he raises questions that a court of appeals could not meaningfully review in that context. That scheme ensures that petitioners get just one bite at the apple - not zero or two," the decision goes on. "But it also means that some petitioners, like Khalil, will have to wait to seek relief for allegedly unlawful government conduct.""
A federal appeals court reversed a June ruling that temporarily released Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention and instructed the lower federal court to dismiss his lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Congress provided a meaningful forum for Khalil to raise his claims later through a petition for review of a final order of removal (PFR). The prior order had found Khalil's detention and removal likely unconstitutional and cited irreparable harm, including missing the birth of his first child after ICE denied his request to be present. Khalil vowed to exhaust all options to fight deportation.
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