A Louisiana immigration judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk. His lawyers are expected to appeal, and a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred Khalil’s removal from the country.

A Louisiana immigration judge is set to decide Friday whether to release Palestinian activist and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil one month after he was arrested by federal agents following a deportation order from the Trump administration.

A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration can proceed with its deportation case against Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil,

An immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil. The ruling comes just a month after Khalil's arrest marked the start of the federal government’s broader crackdown on foreign students.

An immigration judge ruled Friday that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil should be deported because his presence in the US harms the country’s foreign policy interests, his lawyers said in a statement.

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be kicked out of the U.S. an immigration judge in Louisiana found Friday during a hearing over the legality of deporting the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.