India, April 12 -- Immigration judge Jamee E Comans on Friday ruled that pro-Palestinian student activist and former Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US. She added that the Trump administration had 'met its burden' to prove it had grounds to deport Khalil.

"Today, we saw our worst fears play out: Mahmoud was subject to a charade of due process, a flagrant violation of his right to a fair hearing, and a weaponization of immigration law to suppress dissent. This is not over, and our fight continues," Khalil's lawyer, Marc van der Hout, said in a statement.

Per the Friday ruling by Judge Comans, Khalil will not face immediate deportation. His attorneys have until April 23, 2025, to file applications for relief to h...