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KHALIL v. JOYCE, et al.

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Case Number:

2:25-cv-01963

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Habeas Corpus (General)

Judge:

Michael E. Farbiarz

  1. January 15, 2026

    Split 3rd Circ. Finds Khalil Can Be Detained Again

    The Third Circuit vacated on Thursday a series of New Jersey federal court orders blocking the detention and removal of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation under a rarely used foreign policy provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  2. December 23, 2025

    Fast-Track Court Fights Shaped Immigration Litigation In 2025

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket drove 2025’s biggest immigration decisions, with the justices stepping in repeatedly to stay nationwide injunctions, greenlight key parts of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, and in some cases preserve due process rights. Here, Law360 looks at the year’s key immigration decisions.

  3. October 21, 2025

    3rd Circ. Unsure Pro-Palestinian Views Justify Deportation

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the government's bid to deport a green card-holding former Columbia University graduate student over his pro-Palestinian views, suggesting that the case raised serious constitutional concerns about retaliation for protected speech and the proper forum for adjudicating such claims.

  4. October 17, 2025

    Judge Lifts Travel Restrictions Within US For Mahmoud Khalil

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday lifted travel restrictions for Palestinian green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, allowing him to travel anywhere in the U.S. so long as he provides the court with 48 hours' notice.

  5. August 11, 2025

    Repeat Args Foil Khalil's Second Shot At Blocking Deportation

    A New Jersey federal judge rejected Mahmoud Khalil's second bid to block the Trump administration from deporting him on an alleged paperwork violation, ruling he relied upon the same arguments and evidence he raised or could have raised the first time.

  6. July 25, 2025

    Top Immigration Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report

    Federal courts repeatedly rebuffed key pillars of President Donald Trump's immigration policy during the first half of the year, with district courts halting efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, restrict asylum at the southern border and deport noncitizens without notice. Law360 looks at some of the most significant immigration litigation developments nearly six months into Trump's second term.

  7. July 24, 2025

    Rubio Memo Still A Threat Despite Injunction, Khalil Says

    Mahmoud Khalil told a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday that the Trump administration's bid to stay an injunction that bars his removal, if successful, would leave him at risk of removal under the very grounds the court prohibited.

  8. July 16, 2025

    Order Blocking Khalil's Removal Covers Other Gov't Actions

    A New Jersey federal judge's order that the government is "preliminarily enjoined" from deporting a pro-Palestinian activist means prosecutors are blocked from pre-removal actions, like detention, and the continued pursuit of removal proceedings, the jurist clarified Wednesday at the activist's behest.

  9. July 10, 2025

    Khalil Seeks $20M For 'Politically Motivated' Detention, Arrest

    Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist whom immigration officials are seeking to deport, is pursuing $20 million in damages for allegedly malicious prosecution and abuse of process, the Center for Constitutional Rights announced Thursday.

  10. July 08, 2025

    Judge Says Khalil Not Required To Check In With ICE

    A federal judge in New Jersey said Palestinian green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration sought to deport for harming U.S. foreign policy interests, need not report to immigration officials as a condition of his release from immigration detention.