"An immigration judge in the US state of Louisiana has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria or Syria, ruling that he failed to disclose information on his green card application, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Khalil's lawyers said they intended to appeal against the deportation order, and that a federal district court's separate orders remain in effect prohibiting the government from immediately deporting or detaining him as his federal court case proceeds."
"The order dated 12 September by the immigration judge asserted the lack of full disclosure on Khalil's green card application was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant rather, this court finds that respondent wilfully misrepresented material fact(s). It is hereby further ordered that respondent be removed from the United States to Algeria, or in the alternative to Syria, wrote the judge, Jamee Comans."
An immigration judge ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria or Syria, citing willful misrepresentation on his green card application. Khalil is a legal permanent resident, married to a US citizen, and has a US-born son. Khalil was detained for three months beginning in March, missed the birth of his child while jailed, and was released from custody in June. Khalil's lawyers intend to appeal and note federal court orders currently bar immediate deportation or detention as his civil rights case proceeds. Khalil described the action as retaliation related to his pro-Palestinian protest leadership.
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