Another judge is standing in the way of Making America Great Again, with a ruling to thwart President Trump’s effort to boot a foreign anti-Semitic ringleader out of the country.

Mahmoud Khali was detained after allegedly instigating violent anti-Semitic riots on Columbia University’s campus and was awaiting deportation until U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz stepped in.

“The district court held what we already knew: Secretary Rubio’s weaponization of immigration law to punish Mahmoud and others like him is likely unconstitutional,” lawyers for Khalil said after the ruling, according to Fox News.

NEW: In today’s opinion, Judge Farbiarz says the government’s invocation of the “foreign policy provision” to deport Mahmoud Khalil was likely unconstitutional. He invites further briefing and will issue an order on Wednesday with next steps. pic.twitter.com/WKIp8meNNl

— Tyler McBrien (@TylerMcBrien) May 28, 2025

Farbiarz argued that the Trump admin’s deportation order was “unconstitutionally vague” and would likely be dismissed, but stopped short of ordering Farbiarz’s release.

Khalil,30, is an Algerian citizen and a green card holder. He’s married to US citizen Noor Abdalla, whom he met in 2016 while volunteering in Lebanon, according to Fox. He has been accused by the Department of Homeland Security of lying on his visa applications.

Meanwhile, the leftist media is busy trying to make a martyr of Abdalla:

Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, receives a diploma for her husband while holding their newborn child. pic.twitter.com/6ZNaAYCWeV

— Lolo (@LolOverruled) May 19, 2025

When Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in March, his wife, Noor Abdalla, was eight months pregnant. She assumed he’d be released soon; he has a green card and still hasn’t been charged with a crime. The days after his arrest blurred together. Friends brought food; she paced the… pic.twitter.com/B5gXYQ7RwL

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) May 29, 2025

And the legal battle continues:

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil’s motion for a preliminary injunction has been denied. The court found that Khalil is unlikely to succeed in his challenge against the claim that he failed to disclose key information in his green card application, such as his membership in CUAD and… pic.twitter.com/wOryDerCVm

— Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️ (@CUJewsIsraelis) May 28, 2025

Stay tuned.

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