A federal magistrate judge lifted domestic travel limits on Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and legal US resident fighting the Trump administration’s bid to deport him. At a virtual hearing, the judge said Khalil isn’t a flight risk and has followed release conditions, though he must alert ICE before trips. Khalil’s lawyer argued he needs to speak at rallies and events for First Amendment reasons; the government countered he could appear remotely. Khalil was arrested by ICE after pro‑Palestinian protests at Columbia and was ordered deported last month.

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