India, April 12 -- Immigration judge Jamee Comans on Friday ruled against Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, allowing the Trump administration to deport the graduate. His legal team has been given a little under two weeks to respond.

Comans cited a 1952 law that allows the Secretary of State to expel noncitizens deemed to pose 'potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences'. She stated she lacked authority to overrule the Secretary's determination, though she gave Khalil's legal team until April 23, 2025, to seek relief from deportation.

The ruling comes after Khalil was arrested on March 8. He has been in a Louisiana detention center for over a month. The Columbia activist's arrest triggered several protests across ...