“A lawyer for anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil pledged to appeal to the US Supreme Court after an appeals court rejected on Friday a bid to overturn the decision of the Trump administration to deport his client from the country.”

“The Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals decided to leave in place a ruling stating that a district judge lacked jurisdiction to release Khalil from detention last year”

“US District Court Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey had ordered Khalil’s release after 104 days in custody”

“A federal appeals panel later overturned the judge’s decision, ordering the case to wind its way through immigration court before it could be challenged in federal court.”

“In April, the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that Khalil, a US permanent resident and Algerian citizen born in Syria of Palestinian heritage, is subject to deportation”

“A spokesperson of the US Department of Homeland Security told Reuters that in the wake of the 3rd Circuit’s decision, it “will work to enforce Khalil’s lawful removal order.””

“Khalil is going through deportation procedures on the grounds that he omitted key information on his application for permanent residency, including his work with the terror-tied UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from June to November 2023 and his time with the British embassy in Syria.”