Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawyers to Ask Supreme Court to Review His Immigration Case

Khalil’s legal team wants to take his high-profile case to the Supreme Court after a split decision from the Third ‌U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil speaks at a rally to welcome him home after being released from immigration custody, outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City on June 22, 2025. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a foreign-born Columbia University graduate who led pro-Palestinian protests after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, said on May 22 that they will ask the Supreme Court to review his high-profile immigration case after a federal appeals court refused to reconsider his case.

In a split 6-5 decision, the Third ‌U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on May 22 that it would leave in place a ruling that stated U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz lacked jurisdiction when he ordered that Khalil could be released from immigration detention last year.