Mahmoud Khalil Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling Allowing His Re-Arrest

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a ruling that would allow the Trump administration to arrest him again. His legal team filed the petition, which Khalil shared in a post on X. He said he is asking the Court to affirm that federal courts have the power to hear his case. Khalil was earlier arrested by ICE agents after recently graduating, and the case is closely tied to the administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The appeal is also described as an effort to halt his deportation.

Right-leaning coverage, in the Daily Wire, calls Khalil an anti-Israel activist and centers on the petition and his own X post, quoting him directly. Left-leaning coverage, in The New York Times, frames the appeal as an effort to stop deportation and recalls his ICE arrest and his role as the face of the crackdown. Alternative coverage, from Reuters, calls him a Palestinian activist and focuses on his bid to avoid re-arrest. All three agree on the Monday filing and the request to overturn a ruling.