A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered the Trump administration to release Mahmoud Khalil from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.
Judge Michael Farbiarz granted a request from Khalil’s legal team that he be released on bail, according to multiple outlets. It is the latest development in what has been a protracted and high-profile legal battle between the green card holder and the Trump administration.
Khalil, a legal permanent resident who was active in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, has been in ICE detention since March. His arrest garnered national attention after video showed officers handcuffing him next to his then-pregnant wife. Since then, he’s missed the birth of their son and spent months in a detention center in Louisiana.