Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate, was targeted for deportation because the Trump administration said he impeded its foreign policy. He will still be held in Louisiana.

A US judge raised constitutional concerns over Mahmoud Khalil's detention and deportation, calling it likely unconstitutional amid claims it targets political dissent over pro-Palestinian campus activism.