"This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver. To do so, would encourage future applicants to take the gamble of materially misrepresenting facts and then seeking a waiver if it is somehow discovered by the U.S. government."
"It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech. Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again. When their first effort to deport me was set to fail, they resorted to fabricating baseless and ridiculous allegations in a bid to silence me for speaking out and standing firmly with Palestine, demanding an end to the ongoing genocide. Such fascist tactics will never deter me from continuing to advocate for my people's liberation."
Mahmoud Khalil's legal team filed a letter in federal court in New Jersey indicating he will challenge Judge Jamee Comans' Sept. 12 decision denying a discretionary waiver from removal. Judge Comans found that Khalil had willfully misrepresented material facts to circumvent the immigration process and ruled that granting a waiver would encourage future material misrepresentations. The ACLU called the misrepresentation charges baseless and pretextual and said those allegations were added after Khalil's detention. Khalil characterized the action as retaliation for his exercise of free speech, accused the administration of fabricating allegations to silence his pro-Palestine advocacy, and seeks $20 million in damages.
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