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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Endures Despite Release of Targeted Students
By Jonah Bromwich & Luis Ferré-Sadurní
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is released after spending over three months at a Louisiana detention center
By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino & Dalia Faheid
Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released on bail
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Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE custody in Louisiana
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An immigration judge, not a district judge, has the authority to decide if Mr. Khalil should be released or detained. On the same day an immigration judge denied Khalil bond and ordered him removed, one rogue district judge ordered him released. This is yet another example of how
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Brad Lander
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This is good news for Mahmoud Khalil, for the activists who have championed his release, and for the rule of law. We must keep the pressure on the Trump administration to make sure they comply with the judge's order.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html
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NY AG James
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I am glad that Mahmoud Khalil will be released and finally meet his son, but he never should have been taken in the first place.
Our Constitution guarantees the right to due process to everyone. We will continue fighting to defend that right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Kaitlan Collins
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Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys will join me at 9 p.m. ET tonight.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/us/mahmoud-khalil-ordered-released-by-judge
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