Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to the press at Columbia University on June 1, 2024. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
"Two pages, that's it," Marc Van Der Hout, one of Khalil's lawyers, told reporters during a virtual news conference Thursday. "Yet this administration wants to silence Mahmoud, wants to silence people speaking out against the government of Israel or the government of the United States."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.
The Trump administration is attempting to deport Khalil over his activities at the Ivy League university last year. Federal Judge Jamee Comans said she will rule Friday on whether Khalil can be deported or if he must be freed.
"I think the bigger picture here that we all need to keep focus on is that tomorrow's hearing has momentous implications, whether the government can act in violation of the Constitution, to deport someone, is front and center, and our position is that it cannot," said Johnny Sinodis, another one of Khalil's lawyers.
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President Trump, Mahmoud Khalil, protesters (Getty Images)
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Khalil was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on March 8. The Trump administration has targeted noncitizen, anti-Israel protesters for deportation.
After his arrest, Khalil was taken to Louisiana and Rubio revoked his green card.
Khalil has characterized his arrest as "indicative of anti-Palestinian racism."
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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