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Judge gives Trump administration deadline to justify Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation

www.theguardian.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/28326728

Delaney Nolan in Jena, Louisiana
Tue 8 Apr 2025 17.04 EDT
"An immigration judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration has until 5pm on Wednesday to present evidence as to why Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, should be deported. She said that if the evidence does not support deportation, she may rule on Friday on his release from immigration detention."

6 comments

Did they add "Or else?" "We mean it this time" "I'm counting to 3"...
- They went straight for a time out in the corner. But the supreme Court has a door in that corner and keeps sneaking him fudge pops.

The Trump administration has already filed their brief on the matter, in the form of a single gif:

"we really mean it this time"

"Oops, we deported him at 4pm. Oh well."
- "We can't do anything about it because he's in another country. Ok, so here's how we're going to take Ukraine's minerals..."