A federal judge of New Jersey has ordered the administration of Donald Trump The liberation of the activist Mahmud Jalilwho has been in custody of immigration agents since March 8 for having participated in the protests that occurred at Columbia University in favor of Palestine after the Israeli offensive.
Judge Michael Fabiarz has determined that There is “a very solid and indisputable record” that there is no risk of escape And that Jalil does not represent any danger to the public: “I will exercise the discretion I have to order the release of the petitioner in this case,” he announced at an audience, according to the NBC television network.
Jalil, permanent legal resident in the United States and Palestinian origins, He graduated in December with a master’s degree in international studies at Columbia University. Until now, he has not been charged with any crime, even when he was accused of propagating an anti -Semitic speech and having made administrative mistakes in the documentation to request citizenship.
The activist had been arrested for the customs immigration and control service (ICE) for, supposedly, “Lead aligned activities “with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), appointed as terrorist organization in the United States, according to the Department of National Security.
Columbia, along with other universities, were the scene of massive protests in favor of Palestine After the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip that has already left more than 55,700 dead after the attacks of October 7, 2023 at the hands of Hamas and Palestinian groups against Israeli territory, which resulted in 1,200 deaths and 240 hostages.
