Washington, April 12 -- An immigration judge has ruled that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US due to his involvement in leading pro-Palestinian protests held at the campus in 2024, Fox News reported.

On Friday, Judge Jamee Comans ruled Khalil can be deported as the US government met its burden of proof to deport him. "I would like to quote what you said last time that there's nothing that's more important to this court than due process rights and fundamental fairness," Khalil told the court.

He said, "Clearly, what we witnessed today, neither of these principles were present today or in this whole process." Khalil expressed hope that the urgency deemed fit for him by the judge is afforded to hundreds...