The legal expert describes the options of Trump’s administrator after the release of the anti-Israeli activist

While the anti-Israeli activist Mahmoud Khalil is now free for the moment in the United States, a republican legal expert has revealed what measures the Trump administration could take up that the case of very debated immigration.

Khalil, who is technically a legal permanent resident, was arrested in March for his pro-Palestinian activism on the campus of the University of Columbia in New York, and an immigration judge judged that he could be withdrawn from the country on the basis of a note from the memory of foreign interests of the State.

He was released from federal detention in Louisiana last month after a court decision.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to the press next to the former student of Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, while he is welcomed by his family and friends when he arrived at Newark airport in Newark, New Jersey, June 21, 2025. (Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images)

“The judge did not have the power to decide the status of detention of Khalil. Only an immigration judge has the power to decide this case, including the liberation, and not a federal judge. He does not have the means, the knowledge or legal support to make this decision. Khalil should have ever been released”, the prosecutor Mehek Coke declared, in agreement with the evaluation of the administration.

“And the last time I checked, President Trump is the commander -in -chief, secretary Rubio determined Khalil not only as a threat to national security, but under his jurisdiction, asked for his dismissal.,,“She continued.

In addition, the DHS said Khalil would have omitted key information from his green card request about the groups with which he was affiliated, including the disinvestment of apartheid from Columbia University, and Cooke said that the allegations concerning his request reinforce the case for his deletion.

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Students and others demonstrate during a demonstration outside the doors of the main campus of Columbia University in New York on April 21. (Reuters / Ryan Murphy)

“”I think that the accusation must strategically pursue an appeal which specifically disputes the lack of jurisdiction of the judge and sets out before a judge of the immigration court to say that this district court did not have the power to withdraw it and a judge of the immigration court should be able to return to return to A detention hearing and put Khalil in a detention center, “she said.

Rubio cited a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act to justify his conclusion, and a federal judge of New Jersey, Michael Farbiarz, later buried the secretary to use this determination to expel Khalil. Farbiarz was the judge who finally released Khalil on bail, with travel restrictions, while the case continues, according to CBS News.

“”I think what is surprising for me today is that we have a thug judge in the New Jersey who follows the law to release someone who threatens American interests, “said Cooke.

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“But I think we have to put pressure for an immigration judge to governs rapidly and ensure that not only Khalil is expelled for foreign reasons, but note that because he was fraudulent, re-stated it under article 212 of the law (Immigration and nationality law) and immediately pushed for revocation,” she added.

On the other hand, the American Civil Liberties Union pleaded vocally for Khalil because they believe that his detention was a question of first amendment.

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Pro-Hamas activist and former student graduate from Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, poses for selfies after his release from federal immigration detention in Jena, Louisiana, Friday, June 20, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

“It is a huge relief that the Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Khalil can return to New York while his case takes place. Now, Mr. Khalil will be fortunately found with his wife and his newborn – a link that should never have been broken in first place,” said Donna Lieberman, executive director of Nyclu, in a declaration of June 20 in the middle of his release.

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“Ideas are not illegal, and no administration should never incarcerate people for having expressed opinions with whom they disagree. We are encouraged and relieved that Mr. Khalil can return to his family, his community and his lawyer, and the NYCLU will continue to fight against Trump’s unconstitutional attacks against freedom of expression and dissent,” added Lieberman.

As for Cooke, she said that “there are many debates on freedom of expression, but when you fight it with national security and terrorism, it is no longer freedom of expression.”

“It is a megaphone for terror, and that’s exactly what Khalil’s manifestations are. It was not a debate. It was a question of destabilizing America,” she added.

Brie Stimson by Fox News contributed to this report.