APPEALS COURT RULES JUDGE HAD NO JURISDICTION TO ORDER RELEASE OF MAHMOUD KHALIL

A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that a judge had no jurisdiction to order the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering President Trump’s administration a victory in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activist.

The 2-1 ruling by a panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door to Khalil being re-arrested after it ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit he filed challenging his initial detention. MORE AT Appeals court rules judge had no jurisdiction to order release of Mahmoud Khalil | New York Post