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March 20, 2025

Judge Transfers Case of Jailed Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey
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In more news about Columbia, a judge has transferred Mahmoud Khalil's
case to New Jersey, where it will be overseen by President
Biden-appointed Judge Michael Farbiarz. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman
cleared the way for Khalil to stay in the U.S. and challenge his arrest
and the Trump administration's attempts to deport him for protesting for
Palestinian rights while he was a student at Columbia. Khalil is a
permanent U.S. resident. He was arrested in Manhattan but detained in
New Jersey when his lawyers filed suit. He was subsequently transferred
to an ICE jail in Jena, Louisiana.


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