The case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey after a judge denied a government motion ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia University last spring, was detained on March 8 at his ...

A case challenging the Trump administration's effort to deport a student activist will not be moved to a more conservative ...

The Justice Department had moved to dismiss a petition that claims Khalil's detention violates his constitutional rights.

Khalil’s March arrest was the first in a growing number of attempted deportations against foreign-born students who expressed ...

In a written decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark said jurisdiction over the case should remain ...

A potentially landmark case challenging the Trump ... The New Jersey court has jurisdiction because Khalil was in the state when his petition was filed, Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled.

Khalil’s attorneys challenged the argument, telling the court the government’s ongoing efforts to challenge its jurisdiction are part of their legal strategy to delay the case. In arguments ...

A New Jersey-based federal judge on Tuesday declined the Trump administration’s request to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s immigration detention challenge to Louisiana, ...

In a written decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark said jurisdiction over the case should remain in New Jersey since Khalil was being held there at the time his lawyer's ...