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Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be released by Friday on $1 bond

JL;DR SUMMARY A federal judge has ruled for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and protest leader at Columbia University, who was previously detained under a contentious Trump administration policy targeting non-citizens allegedly fueling antisemitism on college campuses. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationFree SpeechCivil RightsColumbia UniversityDeportationPalestinian ActivismDetentionMahmoud KhalilFederal Judge Ruling

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New York City, New York, United States
"Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from ICE detention on March 12, 2025."
New Jersey, United States
"Last month, Judge Michael Farbiarz of the Federal District Court in New Jersey ruled that the law that the State Department cited in justifying Khalils deportation a little-used provision that says the United States can seek to eject non-citizens whose actions undermine U.S. policy was likely unconstitutional."

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