A U.S. immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to newly filed court documents.

Judge Jamee Comans denied a waiver to halt his deportation, finding that Khalil misrepresented information on his green card application — allegations Khalil’s lawyers said were baseless.

The case is playing out both in immigration court in Louisiana and in federal district court in New Jersey, where Khalil filed a civil rights complaint. Khalil’s lawyers argued that he is protected from deportation and detention while his case proceeds in federal court.

When was Mahmoud Khalil first arrested?

Khalil, a former Columbia student and spokesperson for campus protesters, was arrested March 8 amid a sw

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