August E. Flentje, a Justice Department lawyer, said if Mr. Khalil wants to contest the second charge, he will need to so in arguments to Homeland Security officers and then in an immigration courtroom — not in the U.S. district court where he had been arguing his case.
Judge says DHS can keep Mahmoud Khalil, pro-Palestinian protester, in detention
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"These administrative processes are the proper avenues for Khalil to seek release — not having a federal district court hold that the government cannot detain Khalil on a charge that the court never found to be unlawful," Mr. Flentje said.
Feds won't free Mahmoud Khalil, challenge judge to order release of Palestinian activist student
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