BREAKING: Federal Judge BLOCKS Deportation of Pro-Hamas Riot Leader

A New York federal judge has just blocked the Trump administration from deporting pro-Hamas riot leader Mahmoud Khalil.

Judge Jesse M. Furman, an Obama appointee, ruled that Khalil may not be deported “unless and until the Court orders otherwise.”

Khalil was arrested by ICE on Saturday in connection to the violent, pro-terrorist protests that have plagued campuses like Columbia University.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced that Khalil’s green card would be revoked and he would be deported — the first of many to come.

Laura Loomer shared some details about the leftist judge who issued the ruling:

Fox News has more:

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is not to be deported “unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” on Monday.

Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests and encampments on Columbia University’s campus, was taken into custody on the Upper West Side in New York City on Saturday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that he was a former Columbia graduate student who “led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.”

The judge ordered a hearing for Wednesday. Khalil’s lawyer also filed a motion that he be returned to New York City while the case plays out. According to ICE, Khalil is currently being held at the Lasalle Detention facility in Louisiana. Khalil’s lawyer has insisted their client was detained illegally and should be released.

Politicians have also spoken out in defense of Khalil. “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., criticized his arrest, calling the incident an “egregious violation of constitutional rights.”

NBC News added:

As hundreds of demonstrators rallied in New York City on Monday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a federal judge just steps away blocked the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate’s removal from the United States.

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Judge Jesse M. Furman said Khalil is to remain in the U.S. “to preserve the court’s jurisdiction” as the court weighs a filing challenging his arrest and planned deportation. A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday at federal court in New York City.

Khalil attended Columbia University and helped organize protests last spring about the war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. He was arrested by federal immigration agents Saturday over what officials said was his support for a designated terror organization, Hamas.

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in New York City on Monday to demand his release after President Donald Trump said Khalil’s was the “first arrest of many to come.”

Khalil was hauled away from his university-owned apartment Saturday night by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after he was told his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said in a statement. Attorney Amy Greer added that ICE was informed that Khalil is a permanent resident with a green card but “detained him anyway.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Khalil was arrested in coordination with ICE and the State Department “in support of President Trump’s executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism” because he “led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post Sunday on X that the administration would be revoking the visas and green cards “of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”

Trump said Khalil’s arrest was the first of many to come.