Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey, rather than in Louisiana where he is being held, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.

Because Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a petition to be released from detention in New Jersey, his case should be heard here, the judge ruled.

The decision marks the second time a court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to move Khalil’s case to a Louisiana court.

A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.

A New Jersey-based federal judge on Tuesday declined the Trump administration’s request to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s immigration detention challenge to Louisiana, where is

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When it seemed government agents wouldn’t stop pursuing her, Ranjani Srinivasan fled. But this Columbia University student still doesn’t know why she was targeted.

Alumni of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) tore up their diplomas to protest the school and its leadership, including their handling of the detention of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.

Instead of joining in Columbia University’s annual “Alumni Day” celebrations for the School of International and Public Affairs, several alumni gathered to denounce the school by ripping up their diplomas in protest.

A federal antisemitism task force is reviewing more than $255 million in contracts between Harvard and the government after cutting $400 million from Columbia University.

Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism, with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billions of dollars for the Ivy League college.

The White House made a similar threat to Columbia University, which recently caved and implemented policies that restrict academic freedom for more funding.

The investigation is the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure American universities to change their policies on a number of issues at the heart of culture wars that have beset the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Education announced the Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has launched an investigation into potential anti-Semitism on Harvard's campus.

The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia and the suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.