Last week, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, leader of the anti-Israel protests and encampments at Columbia University, can and should be deported to either Syria or Algeria.

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From Fox News:

Judge Jamee Comans issued the Sept. 12 decision in Louisiana and said that Khalil did not disclose his internship with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and ties with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, an anti-Israel campus coalition.

Court filings unsealed Wednesday and published by the American Civil Liberties Union also show Coman cited the activism ties as central to her ruling.

She denied Khalil’s motion for relief, writing that the omissions were deliberate and constituted grounds for removal.

Federal authorities argue that Khalil’s misrepresentations involved politically sensitive affiliations, raising both national security and foreign policy concerns.

Khalil is known for leading the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University in early 2024. According to the Daily Wire, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused him of fostering “a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.”

Khalil has been at the center of a months-long legal battle over the Trump administration’s attempts to deport him. A foreign national here on a visa, he has tried to frame this as a civil rights issue, claiming the Trump administration is retaliating against him over his “exercise of free speech.” Khalil’s legal team confirmed on Wednesday that they would fight Judge Comans’ ruling.

Deporting Khalil is yet another way that the Trump administration is working to keep Jews and Jewish students safe in America. Let’s pray God would continue to use this administration to counter and correct all antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiment in America.

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: Office of Representative Jim McGovern)