Khalil’s attorneys said they will keep fighting. They plan to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. They can also pursue an asylum case on his behalf.

An immigration judge in Louisiana allows the deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil based on an undated memo shared by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and green card holder from Syria, was arrested by immigration officials in March over his involvement in an on-campus pro-Palestinian protest last year.