An immigration judge in the US has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria, over claims he omitted information from a green card application.
Judge Jamee Comans, based in Louisiana, said Mr Khalil “wilfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process”.
In a statement to the American Civil Liberties Union, Mr Khalil said: “It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech.”
Mr Khalil, a permanent US resident of Palestinian descent, was a prominent figure during the 2024 Gaza war protests at Columbia University, where he studied.
Lawyers for Mr Khalil, 30, said they would appeal against the decision, and added that separate federal court orders remained in effect that prohibit the government from deporting or detaining him.
BBC/Jide Johnson.