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September 22, 2025
Immigration
UK

Farage Reveals Plans to Reverse ‘Boriswave’ Mass Migration.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has announced plans to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants currently holding indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the United Kingdom.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, Reform policy chief Zia Yusuf, and immigrants in the United Kingdom.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The policy was announced on Monday morning in Britain.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These changes will lead to hundreds of thousands of people having to apply and ultimately losing their settled status in the UK.” – Zia Yusuf

🎯IMPACT: The proposed policy could reverse the unprecedented influx of legal immigrants under former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, should Farage’s party win the next British general election.

IN FULL

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has pledged to scrap the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) immigration system, which allows immigrants to settle in the United Kingdom permanently after just five years, to stop the “Boriswave” migrant influx under former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak from becoming irreversible. Instead, Farage proposes a temporary visa system where immigrants must renew their permission to stay every five years.

The ILR reforms are to be paired with changes to the British welfare system, so that only British citizens are eligible for government support. Reform believes this will save taxpayers around £234 billion (~$316 billion) and encourage many migrants who are dependent on state handouts to self-deport.

Reform policy chief Zia Yusuf confirmed the immigration reforms will mean “hundreds of thousands of people having to apply and ultimately losing their settled status in the United Kingdom, which will be done on a staggered and orderly basis to allow businesses to train British workers to replace them.” He added that many immigrants who rely on welfare should leave on their own, while those who do not could face deportation.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, of Britain’s governing, far-left Labour Party, called Reform’s plans “unacceptable,” insisting that migrants with ILR are valuable “friends, neighbours, and colleagues.”

According to 2021 Census data, at least 40 percent of London’s population is foreign-born, and an even higher percentage of residents have a recent migration background, with only 36.8 percent falling under the ‘White British’ category. Many immigrant groups in the city are heavily dependent on welfare; for instance, 74 percent of Somalis live in public housing.

Reform has been polling in first place consistently, with the government required to hold another general election at some point between the present day and 2029 at the latest.

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September 19, 2025
Immigration
News

Trump Admin Has Tracked Down 25,000 Migrant Children Lost by Biden.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Border Czar Tom Homan revealed that the Trump administration has located approximately 25,000 migrant children who were unaccounted for after crossing the border alone under former President Joe Biden.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Trump administration officials, Tom Homan, whistleblowers, and the former Biden government.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We’ve rescued thousands of children, and President Trump is committed, I’m committed, that we’re not gonna stop looking for these children ’til we find every single one of them or run down the leads on them.” – Tom Homan

🎯IMPACT: Thousands of children have been rescued, and the Biden government’s vetting system for sponsors has been criticized for enabling trafficking and abuse, with federal whistleblowers exposing significant failures.

IN FULL

The Trump administration has located approximately 25,000 migrant children who were previously unaccounted for after entering the United States alone during former President Joe Biden’s term, according to Border Czar Tom Homan. The children had gone missing after being released into the country under a flawed sponsor vetting system.

According to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general, around 320,000 unaccompanied migrant children were released to sponsors between October 2018 and September 2023. As of May 2024, roughly 291,000 of them were never assigned future immigration court dates, making it nearly impossible for authorities to track their whereabouts. An additional 32,000 children who received court dates failed to appear.

While some of the missing children were found hiding with relatives to avoid deportation, many were discovered in dangerous and abusive situations. “They were enslaved to work ungodly hours, not going to school… not being paid, being abused,” Homan said. “We’ve rescued thousands of children, and President Trump is committed, I’m committed, that we’re not gonna stop looking for these children ’til we find every single one of them or run down the leads on them.”

Homan also confirmed that 27 of the children were found to have died.

Migrant children released under the Biden-Harris administration were effectively “lost,” with no oversight or follow-up. Internal whistleblowers from HHS have come forward alleging systemic failures in the vetting process used to place children with sponsors. One whistleblower told a Senate panel that she faced retaliation after reporting that children were being sent to non-relatives or individuals with signs of trafficking or abuse.

Another whistleblower, Deborah White, testified that the government and its contractors were complicit in endangering children by failing to ensure proper placement. “Children were not going to their parents. Children were being trafficked with billions of taxpayer dollars by a contractor failing to vet sponsors and process children safely, with government officials complicit in it,” she said.

White also described how staff were discouraged from investigating red flags and that fake identification documents were common. “We never saw sponsors face-to-face, and fake documents were rampant,” she said. “When we questioned documents… leadership said, ‘You’re not a fake ID expert, and your job is not to investigate the sponsor. Your job is to reunify the child with the sponsor.’”

Attempts to contact foreign consulates or follow up on children’s welfare were reportedly met with reprimands.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Migrant Crime
September 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Four Charged for Smuggling Drugged Children Over the Border While Posing as Their Parents.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Four people were charged in connection with a child-smuggling operation involving unaccompanied minors, sedated with marijuana gummies, being brought from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mexican nationals Susana Guadian, Daniel Guadian, their daughter Dianne Guadian (a U.S. citizen), and Manuel Valenzuela, a legal U.S. resident living in El Paso.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The smuggling incidents reportedly occurred between May 1, 2024, and October 18, 2024, across the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These children are nothing more than currency to the criminals.” – Jason Stevens, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso Special Agent in Charge

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights the exploitation of children by smuggling networks; already the Trump administration tracked down 13,000 unaccompanied migrant minors released into the United States under the former Biden government, and arrested over 400 sponsors for crimes ranging from child abuse to sex trafficking.

IN FULL

Four people have been charged in a child-smuggling case that involved unaccompanied minors being brought illegally into the United States. The suspects, two Mexican nationals and two U.S. residents, allegedly posed as the children’s parents and sedated them with marijuana gummies to avoid detection at Border Patrol checkpoints.

The accused include Susana Guadian, Daniel Guadian, their U.S. citizen daughter Dianne Guadian, and legal U.S. resident Manuel Valenzuela. They face charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and bringing aliens to the U.S. for financial gain. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is working to extradite the Mexican nationals to face charges in the U.S.

According to Jason Stevens, HSI El Paso Special Agent in Charge, the smugglers used falsified U.S. documents and had drivers pose as parents to smuggle children, aged five to 13, across the border. “They would normally bring them in overnight between 10 AM and 4 or 5 AM, when the children would be sleeping anyway,” Stevens explained, adding: “They use that to ensure that they stay sedated.”

The criminal complaint revealed text messages between suspects arranging smuggling operations, including one message stating, “Young lady, are you working today? I have a boy 7 and 8. They are small.” Another read, “Also Fanny, I have two little girls ages 4 and 5.” Proof-of-life pictures of the children were also found on the suspects’ phones.

Stevens emphasized the risks involved, noting, “These children are nothing more than currency to the criminals.”

The Trump administration has tracked down thousands of unaccompanied migrant minors released into the United States under the former Biden government, and arrested over 400 sponsors for crimes ranging from child abuse to sex trafficking.

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September 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Portland Officials Join Fight Against ICE Facility Besieged by Antifa.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The City of Portland issued a land use violation notice to its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, citing alleged violations of a 2011 permit agreement and ongoing Antifa riots.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D), ICE officials, Antifa rioters, and federal agents under the Trump administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The ICE facility on Macadam Avenue in Portland, Oregon, with events spanning from June 2024 to the present day.

💬KEY QUOTE: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times,” alleged Mayor Wilson.

🎯IMPACT: The notice could lead to fines or hearings, while Antifa continue to target federal agents and infrastructure nightly.

IN FULL

The City of Portland, Oregon, has issued a land use violation notice to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility located on the city’s southwest waterfront. The notice, posted on Thursday, alleges that ICE is violating a 2011 land use permit that prohibits holding detainees overnight or for more than 12 hours. The Deportation Data Project, a Portland-based progressive nonprofit, claims that the facility breached these terms at least 25 times between October 2024 and July 2025, based on data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Notably, the ICE facility has been the site of ongoing protests, many of which have escalated into violence due to the actions of far-left groups like Antifa. A second notice is expected to be filed regarding the facility’s boarded-up windows, which were put in place following multiple attempts by rioters to breach the building. Democrat Portland Mayor Keith Wilson alleged, “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times.”

Rioters have targeted the facility nightly for months, with over 27 people facing federal charges under the Trump administration for crimes such as assault on federal officers, arson, and property damage. More than 100 citations have been issued, and local police have arrested over 20 people. The facility itself has been defaced with graffiti calling for the death of ICE agents.

Portland Police have been restricted in their response to the protests following an August court ruling by Multnomah County Judge Ellen Rosenblum. The decision stated that police are not required to enforce noise ordinances against demonstrators, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a local resident. This ruling appears to have emboldened rioters, who continue their occupation outside the facility.

The Trump administration has taken notice of the situation, with President Donald J. Trump threatening to deploy the National Guard to Portland. Border Czar Tom Homan has visited the city, announcing plans to increase immigration enforcement operations.

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September 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Dem Officials Arrested Trying to Force Their Way Into ICE Facility.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Over a dozen Democrat officials were arrested during a protest at a New York City immigration holding facility.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: City Comptroller Brad Lander, state lawmakers, local advocates, and federal agents.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, New York City.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Another day, another sanctuary politician pulling a stunt in an attempt to get their 15 minutes of fame while endangering DHS personnel and detainees.” – Tricia McLaughlin

🎯IMPACT: The arrests highlight ongoing tensions between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and pro-illegal immigrant Democrats.

IN FULL

Over a dozen Democrat officials were arrested on Thursday while protesting and attempting to gain entry at an illegal immigrant holding facility in New York City. The protest came after a federal judge extended a court order requiring better treatment of detainees. Among the 77 people detained at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan were city Comptroller Brad Lander (D) and several state lawmakers. Eleven officials were arrested inside the building while attempting to enter the 10th floor under the auspices of inspecting holding rooms.

The arrested officials claim they sought to determine if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was complying with a preliminary injunction issued Wednesday. The injunction requires ICE to limit capacity, maintain cleanliness, and provide detainees with basic necessities. Federal agents, however, barred access to the holding rooms and arrested the officials during a sit-in. The building was later locked down due to a bomb threat.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized Comptroller Lander, stating, “Another day, another sanctuary politician pulling a stunt in an attempt to get their 15 minutes of fame while endangering DHS personnel and detainees.”

Lander, who was previously arrested at the facility in June, denied the allegations and accused ICE of failing to comply with federal court orders. State Senator Jabari Brisport (D) described the conditions as “disgusting and cowardly” and accused officials of blocking visibility into the holding areas.

Outside the building, dozens of protesters, including open borders advocates and liberal faith leaders, were also arrested. Protesters carried signs opposing ICE and criticized the agency for alleged inhumane treatment. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan’s injunction requires ICE to provide detainees with adequate space, hygiene products, and confidential legal communication. The injunction follows complaints from detainees about unsanitary conditions and inedible food.

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September 18, 2025
Immigration
News

Migrants Fleeing ICE Are Flooding Into Canada at This Border Crossing:

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canada has seen a significant increase in asylum claims at its border, with over 5,500 claims filed since July at Quebec’s Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, Canadian officials, and asylum seekers entering Canada from the United States.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Since July 2025, primarily at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec, Canada.

🎯IMPACT: The rise in asylum claims indicates that illegal immigrants in the U.S. fear being detained and deported under President Donald J. Trump, and are seeking safe harbor in Canada due to its weaker stance on removing illegals.

IN FULL

Canada is reporting a significant surge in asylum claims at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec, with more than 5,500 claims filed since July—a 263 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The increase aligns with a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement measures in the United States under the Trump administration.

U.S. authorities have intensified deportation operations, including military-style raids by armed agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These actions have focused on illegal immigrants with criminal records and have led to over 200,000 arrests and 50,000 detentions so far this year.

The administration has also revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 800,000 immigrants from countries such as Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

Canada has also seen a noticeable rise in refugee claims filed by U.S. citizens. In the first half of this year alone, 245 applications were submitted, surpassing the total of 204 filed throughout all of 2024. To qualify for asylum in Canada, claimants must demonstrate that no safe alternatives exist within the United States.

This isn’t the first time Canada has experienced a sudden increase in asylum seekers due to U.S. immigration policy changes. A similar trend occurred in 2017 after the first Trump administration announced it would end TPS for Haitians. That year, over 14,000 individuals, nearly half of them Haitian, entered Canada outside official border crossings during the first nine months alone, many fearing deportation from the United States.

While asylum claims into Canada are rising, illegal border crossings in the opposite direction, from Canada into the United States, have dropped sharply. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows that apprehensions in the Swanton Sector, which includes parts of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, fell by 95 percent, from 1,109 in March 2024 to just 54 in March 2025. Officials attribute the drop to increased surveillance, fencing, and patrols ordered by the Trump administration as part of a broader clampdown on illegal immigration.

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September 18, 2025
Immigration
UK

Trump Tells UK PM to Use Military to End Illegal Immigration Crisis.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump stated during a joint press conference that he told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, of Britain’s far-left Labour Party, to use the military to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, and reporters at the press conference.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 18, 2025, during a press conference at the Chequers estate in England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You have people coming in, and I told the Prime Minister I would stop it, and it doesn’t matter if you call out the military, it doesn’t matter what means you use,” President Trump told reporters.

🎯IMPACT: The remarks come as Labour is celebrating the return of a single migrant to France under a new deal, which will require them to take a substitute migrant from the French authorities in return.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has concluded his state visit to the United Kingdom by calling on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to take a tougher stance on illegal immigration, even suggesting the use of military force to stop the ongoing flood of boat migrants across the English Channel.

Speaking at a joint press conference at the Chequers estate before departing from Stansted Airport on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. President said, “You have people coming in, and I told the Prime Minister I would stop it, and it doesn’t matter if you call out the military, it doesn’t matter what means you use.”

The boat migrants crisis, initially exposed by Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, began under the formerly governing Conservative (Tory) Party, but has exponentially worsened since Starmer’s far-left Labour Party entered office in mid-2024.

Despite Starmer’s pre-election pledge to “smash the gangs” responsible for migrant smuggling, recent figures show a decline in arrests for organised immigration crime. The National Crime Agency (NCA) recorded 192 arrests in the year to April 2025, down from 229 in the same period the year before, under the Conservatives.

Concerns are intensifying over the criminal behaviour of asylum seekers housed in hotels at the taxpayers’ expense. A recent investigation revealed that at least 312 migrants placed in temporary accommodation have been charged with a total of 708 criminal offences over the past three years. The charges include rape, sexual assault, burglary, assault on emergency workers, and drug-related crimes. Notably, this data only covered 70 of the approximately 220 hotels used to house asylum seekers.

President Trump’s comments came after the America First leader and Starmer addressed the media on the subject of the British-American “special relationship.” The leaders held bilateral talks earlier in the day on key issues, including trade, the war in Ukraine, and the situation in Gaza. Starmer also announced a new technology partnership with the U.S., calling it a deal that would “change lives” and usher in a “new era.”

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September 18, 2025
Immigration
UK

Hotel Migrant Who Raped Woman in Public Park Is Also a Terrorist.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An asylum seeker convicted of rape in London, England, was revealed to be part of an Islamic terrorist cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, a 47-year-old Egyptian member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Abouelela was convicted of rape in Southwark Crown Court in England; previously sentenced in Egypt in 2015 for terrorist activities.

💬KEY QUOTE: Judge Gregory Perrins stated, “It’s clear to me you do not believe you have done anything wrong.”

🎯IMPACT: In theory, Abouelela faces automatic deportation, although it is likely that the courts will block this if he files human rights appeals against removal.

IN FULL

Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, a 47-year-old migrant in Britain convicted of raping a woman in London’s Hyde Park while living in a four-star hotel at the taxpayers’ expense, has been revealed as a convicted terrorist in Egypt. He was found guilty in absentia by an Egyptian court in 2015 for manufacturing explosives used in attacks on infrastructure, including gas pipelines and power pylons. Abouelela, a known member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to seven years in prison but fled Egypt before his conviction.

While the Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a terrorist organization in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it remains legal in the United Kingdom. A 2015 review by the British government acknowledged the group’s history of supporting violence, but then-Prime Minister David Cameron stopped short of banning it.

Social media posts made by Abouelela since arriving in Britain show continued allegiance to the Brotherhood. He referred to the Egyptian authorities as “dogs.”

During his trial at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins rejected the defence’s argument that Abouelela’s emotional disorders played a role in the rape, stating: “There is little connection between those circumstances and your decision to rape the victim on that night.”

Under the UK Borders Act 2007, Abouelela is subject to automatic deportation after serving his sentence. However, legal challenges citing the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), or the Refugee Convention are likely to result in his removal from the country being blocked—particularly as he is a terrorist who faces harsh punishment in Egypt.

Abouelela’s case comes at a time of increasing scrutiny over the United Kingdom’s asylum system, particularly the housing of illegal immigrants in taxpayer-funded hotels. Reports from 2025 show that at least 339 migrants staying in 105 hotels have been charged with crimes, including rape, robbery, and assault. In May 2025, counter-terrorism police raided several migrant hotels across England, arresting five Iranian nationals linked to an alleged terror plot.

The financial burden on British taxpayers is heavy. The National Audit Office (NAO) revealed that the cost of housing migrants is projected to rise from $6 billion to more than $20 billion annually. Although only about a third of asylum seekers are placed in hotels, they account for nearly three-quarters of total housing costs.

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September 18, 2025
Immigration
Lawfare

Judge Blocks Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalans.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting certain Guatemalan minors.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge Timothy Kelly, the Trump administration, the Guatemalan minors, and their attorneys.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The order was issued on Thursday, following a Labor Day weekend action where minors were moved to a plane bound for Guatemala, but an emergency order blocked their deportation.

🎯IMPACT: The decision halts the deportation of these minors indefinitely, though the Trump administration is likely to appeal.

IN FULL

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly issued an order blocking the deportation of a groups of Guatemalan minors, citing potential harm if they were returned to their home country. The case arose after federal authorities moved 70 minors, aged 10 to 17, from Health and Human Services (HHS) custody to a plane bound for Guatemala over Labor Day weekend, with plans to deport over 600 in total.

The Trump administration initially claimed the minors were being reunited with their parents, but declarations from the minors alleged fears of violence or neglect upon their return. A report from the Guatemalan attorney general’s office, submitted to the court, confirmed that no parents had requested the return of their children. “I don’t have anything specific that I can refer to contest the Guatemalan AG’s report,” said Sarah Welch, a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney.

Attorneys for the migrants secured an emergency restraining order from District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan during Labor Day weekend, which was later extended indefinitely by Judge Kelly. The attorneys argued that trafficking and immigration laws prohibit unaccompanied children from being deported in such a manner, especially when some have pending asylum cases or unresolved legal claims.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized the initial restraining order, claiming it prevented the reunification of children with their families. “Judge Sparkle [Sooknanan] is blocking flights to *reunify* Guatemalan children with their families,” McLaughlin wrote on social media. She added, “Now these children have to go to shelters. This is disgusting and immoral.”

The minors remain in HHS custody without legal guardians in the United States. The Trump administration is likely to appeal the decision.

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September 18, 2025
Immigration

‘Pro-Hamas’ Student CAN Be Deported to Algeria or Syria, Judge Rules.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, to be deported to either Algeria or Syria due to alleged misrepresentations on his green card application.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mahmoud Khalil, Judge Jamee Comans, and the Trump administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued last week by a Louisiana-based immigration court.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This Court finds that Respondent willfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process,” wrote Judge Comans.

🎯IMPACT: Khalil now faces deportation unless he successfully appeals the decision within 30 days.

IN FULL

A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student who organized pro-Hamas protests, to be deported to Algeria or Syria. The ruling, issued last week, was revealed in court filings by Khalil’s lawyers on Wednesday as part of his ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent his removal.

Khalil, a green card holder, has alleged that the Trump administration detained him and sought to deport him as part of a broader policy targeting foreign students involved in protests against Israel. The administration accused him of “hateful behavior and rhetoric.” Judge Jamee Comans denied Khalil’s motion for a waiver to prevent his removal, citing alleged misrepresentations on his green card application.

In her ruling, Comans stated, “This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his [immigration forms] was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant. Rather, this Court finds that Respondent willfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process.”

Khalil’s legal team criticized the decision, describing it as “highly unusual” and claiming procedural irregularities. “It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech,” Khalil said in a statement.

The Trump administration had initially sought to deport Khalil under a federal law allowing removal if the Secretary of State determines a noncitizen’s presence poses “adverse foreign policy consequences.” A federal judge blocked this attempt earlier in the year. Khalil now has 30 days to appeal the immigration court’s decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Khalil is currently a citizen of Algeria, but was born in Syria, leaving the two countries as the most reasonable places for Khalil to be deported to.

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