A federal court in Newark will determine whether the United States can deport Mahmoud Khalil in what could be a landmark case on civil rights.

A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to transfer the Columbia University protester's case to Louisiana.

A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration‘s request to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil‘s case to Louisiana, where he is being held. This is the second time a federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s efforts to litigate Khalil’s case in Louisiana,