A federal district court declined to say whether the US government’s case against Mahmoud Khalil, the prominent pro-Palestinian activist detained by immigration officers, should be heard in New Jersey.

A federal court in Newark will determine whether the United States can deport Mahmoud Khalil in what could be a landmark case on civil rights.

NEWARK, NJ - The Syrian born Pro-Hamas activist who organized and led a series of discriminatory protests at Columbia University that aimed to keep Jewish

As U.S. authorities crack down on immigrants at universities in a fervor against pro-Palestinian protests, they quickly have shuttled some of those detained to remote facilities in Louisiana. Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil,

Speaking outside the U.S. Federal Court in Newark, New Jersey, Baher Azmy said he was hopeful the judge would move quickly on a decision on whether the case should be heard in the state rather than in Louisiana,

A federal judge in New York ruled that the case should be heard in New Jersey, where Khalil was held for several hours after his arrest on March 8 at the Elizabeth Detention Center, and where a lawsuit to block his deportation was filed.