A federal judge ruled this week that the government cannot hold the Columbia University graduate under the rarely invoked law it used to detain him.

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who was the first target of President Donald Trump's crusade against foreign students he calls "terrorist

Anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil posted a $1 bond on Thursday following a federal judge siding with his effort to resist deportation.

JENA, La. (KALB) - A federal judge has ordered the release of pro-Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil. It was reported that Khalil cannot be deported or detained for foreign policy reasons that were argued by the Trump Administration.

"This vindicates what Mahmoud has maintained since day one — that the government cannot detain or deport him based on Rubio’s say-so," Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer for Khalil and a law professor at the City University of New York, said in a statement.

A judge said the Trump administration cannot detain or deport Mahmoud Khalil for the foreign policy reasons cited by the Trump administration.

Anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil wins court battle as a federal judge grants preliminary injunction against Trump administration, temporarily preventing his deportation.