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Lawyers for an activist who led pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University are expected to face off Wednesday in court with federal officials who want him deported.
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted Mahmoud Khalil's removal, barring the government from deporting him before Wednesday's hearing in New York.
Khalil was arrested by federal immigration authorities Saturday night at his university-owned apartment. Amy Greer, Khalil's attorney, said officials were acting on a State Department order to revoke Khalil's student visa and green...
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