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A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from deporting a prominent Palestinian activist who was arrested over the weekend for helping lead protests last spring at Columbia University.
District Judge Jesse Furman scheduled a hearing for Wednesday that all parties are required to attend — and in the meantime, Mahmoud Khalil cannot be deported from the country.
Khalil, who graduated from the university in December, was arrested Saturday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed...
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