"When he first learned that federal agents had detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil in the lobby of his university housing complex, Jameel Jaffer knew he was in for a fight. Jaffer is the director of a Columbia-affiliated institute devoted to the defense of the first amendment, and Khalil, a green card holder, had been a fixture at the pro-Palestinian encampments on campus. Months earlier, Jaffer's organization had hosted a symposium about the free speech rights of noncitizens."
"Last week, Jaffer's team of constitutional scholars and lawyers at the Knight First Amendment Institute, along with the law firm Sher Tremonte, scored a landmark victory against the Trump administration when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the detention and attempted deportation of Khalil and other pro-Palestinian students was unconstitutional and intentionally designed to chill free speech. The Trump administration has said it will appeal, with White House spokesperson Liz Huston calling the verdict an outrageous ruling."
Federal agents detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and pro-Palestinian encampment participant, prompting legal action by the Knight First Amendment Institute and Sher Tremonte. A federal judge in Boston found the detention and attempted deportation of Khalil and other students unconstitutional and intentionally designed to chill free speech. The ruling elevated the Knight Institute to a frontline role challenging administration actions and exposed tensions between the institute and its university host. The Trump administration announced plans to appeal, with a White House spokesperson condemning the decision as undermining national safety and security.
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