Court allows Mahmoud Khalil to remain free while he petitions Supreme Court
Judges Stephanos Bibas, Arianna Freeman and Thomas Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit, appointees of President Trump, former President George W. Bush and former President Joe Biden, respectively, put the circuit court’s prior ruling that Khalil’s case needed to pass through immigration courts on hold. The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
- ▪Judges Stephanos Bibas, Arianna Freeman and Thomas Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit, appointees of President Trump, former President George W.
- ▪Bush and former President Joe Biden, respectively, put the circuit court’s prior ruling that Khalil’s case needed to pass through immigration courts on hold.
- ▪The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
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Court Battles Court allows Mahmoud Khalil to remain free while he petitions Supreme Court Comments: by Max Rego - 05/27/26 8:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/27/26 8:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday allowed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain free as he takes his case against the Trump administration to the Supreme Court. Judges Stephanos Bibas, Arianna Freeman and Thomas Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit, appointees of President Trump, former President George W. Bush and former President Joe Biden, respectively, put the circuit court’s prior ruling that Khalil’s case needed to pass through immigration courts on hold. The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
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