A federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application.

A judge says the Trump administration can detain Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil for allegedly lying on his green card application — after ruling he can't be jailed for foreign policy reasons.

The judge ruled earlier this week that Marco Rubio’s grounds for Khalil’s detainment were likely insufficient and unconstitutional.

A tumultuous day in Mahmoud Khalil’s bid for freedom ended late Friday with a federal judge in New Jersey refusing to force the Trump administration to release the Columbia University graduate

Anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil posted a $1 bond on Thursday following a federal judge siding with his effort to resist deportation.