Overview
- Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin said Khalil will likely be rearrested and sent to Algeria, though no timetable was announced.
- The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order that freed Khalil, holding that his challenges must proceed through immigration courts first.
- An immigration judge in Louisiana previously ordered Khalil removed to Syria or Algeria based on alleged willful misrepresentations on immigration forms.
- U.S. District Judge William Young unsealed DHS documents indicating arrests were recommended based on protest activity, writings, and social media posts, and he set a presumption of retaliation for qualifying plaintiffs if their status is changed.
- Khalil and civil-liberties groups deny the government’s allegations and frame the case as punishment for protected speech, while his legal team explores further appeals.