Immigration and Customs Enforcement had originally detained Khalil because the government said he was a threat to its foreign policy goal of preventing antisemitism.

A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deport and must release Mahmoud Khalil, the student whom the Trump administration jailed over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations a...

Khalil's lawyers said his arrest and attempted deportation violated his right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.