A federal judge is ordering the release of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz indicated that he will issue an order requiring that Khalil be released today. He denied a motion by the government to stay the ruling for seven days.

The judge asked the parties to consult with a magistrate judge about any conditions that will be attached to Khalil’s release on bail.

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    2 months ago

    Don’t forget how free you are to have your entire personal and professional life upended on false charges while waiting in a gulag on the other side of the equator (not necessarily the case with Khalil re: CECOT but even so). God, freedom tastes so good!

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      2 months ago

      Technically CECOT is on the same side of the equator as the US–unless you meant somewhere else.