US immigration appeals board decides Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

The US Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a final removal order for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian rights activist. His legal team maintains the decision is retaliation for his pro-Palestine speech and plans to appeal. Khalil cannot be deported while a separate federal case concerning the violation of his constitutional rights is still ongoing. The case tests the limits of free speech for legal permanent residents in the US, especially concerning activism related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.