Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to review deportation case

South China Morning Post Monday 19 October 2026, 20:52 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for US President Donald Trump’s administration to rearrest and deport the Palestinian activist. Khalil’s lawyers asked the justices to take up his case after the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit ‌Court of Appeals ruled that federal immigration law barred a lower-court judge from ordering his release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

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