Ex-Columbia Student Wins Ruling Blocking Deportation, for Now

A federal judge said the US can’t immediately deport Mahmoud Khalil, blocking the Trump administration’s attempts to get another court to give it permission to ship the former Columbia University graduate student out of the country.

The ruling Thursday by US District Judge Michael Farbiarz said the immigration court didn’t have the authority to deport Khalil while a June 11 order by Farbiarz blocking such a move was still in place. The ruling, however, directs the immigration court to take another look at the issue under new guidance from Farbiarz.