"Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked appeals judges in the United States to keep in place a lower court's order that freed the Palestine solidarity activist from immigration detention. Khalil, whom the US government is trying to deport over his activism at Columbia University last year, told supporters outside the courtroom in Philadelphia after the hearing on Tuesday that his case is proving to be a test for everyone's rights."
"Government lawyers are trying to get a three-judge panel on the court of appeals to reverse the decision to free him, arguing that the federal district court in New Jersey that granted his release lacked jurisdiction in the case. Khalil, who is a legal permanent resident, was the first prominent Palestinian rights advocate to be detained and have his immigration status challenged over campus activism. Nothing should deter anyone from speaking out for the liberation of Palestine, for the rights of immigrants everywhere, Khalil said."
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil asked appeals judges to uphold a lower court’s order that freed him from immigration detention. Khalil faces deportation proceedings tied to pro-Palestine activism at Columbia University last year. He told supporters his case is a test for everyone's rights and indicated no immediate risk of re-detainment. Khalil urged people not to be deterred from speaking out for Palestinian liberation and immigrant rights. Government lawyers seek reversal, arguing the New Jersey district court lacked jurisdiction. Khalil is a legal permanent resident and was the first prominent Palestinian rights advocate detained amid the administration’s campus crackdown. The administration invoked a foreign-policy deportation provision, while the ACLU contends that assertion of broad deportation power is unconstitutional.
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