{"id":2427691,"date":"2025-04-25T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-didnt-have-arrest-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-citing-flight-risk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:51:17","slug":"trump-administration-didnt-have-arrest-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-citing-flight-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-didnt-have-arrest-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-citing-flight-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration didn\u2019t have arrest warrant for Mahmoud Khalil, citing \u2018flight risk\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-didnt-have-arrest-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-citing-flight-risk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump administration has stated in court documents that Mahmoud Khalil, a columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, was detained without an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-authorities-identify-deputies-in-andrew-brown-jr-shooting-city-curfew-is-moved-to-later-time\/\" title=\"NC Authorities Identify Deputies In Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting, City Curfew Is Moved To Later Time\">arrest warrant due<\/a> to concerns he posed a &#8220;flight risk.&#8221; The government revoked his permanent residency, claiming his participation in anti-Israel protests at the university posed a foreign policy threat. Khalil is currently facing deportation. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) justified the arrest without a warrant by citing &#8220;exigent circumstances,&#8221; Khalil&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legal team argues<\/a> that a warrant was required for his detention and maintains that he was not a flight risk. The case is notable among other foreign students involved in similar activism whose visas were revoked by the Trump administration. A recent ruling by a U.S. immigration judge has declared Khalil eligible for deportation, allowing the proceedings to advance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration didn&rsquo;t have arrest warrant for Mahmoud Khalil, citing &lsquo;flight risk&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2106142\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> said in court filings that it detained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3377647\/mahmoud-khalil-lawyers-rubio-testimony-dhs-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Mahmoud Khalil<\/a> without an arrest warrant, fearing he would be a &ldquo;flight risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student&nbsp;and pro-Palestinian activist, is facing deportation after the Trump administration revoked his permanent residency. It said his involvement in fiery anti-Israel protests on the university&rsquo;s campus, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-set-to-duel-with-mahmoud-khalils-lawyers\/\" title=\"... set to duel with ...&#039;s lawyers\">activists distributed flyers written<\/a> by Hamas state media, posed a foreign policy threat to the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3391888\/luigi-mangione-plea-not-guilty-federal-murder-stalking-charges\/\">Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder and stalking charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3391657\/bryan-kohberger-death-penalty-autism-diagnosis\/\">Judge keeps death penalty on the table for Bryan Kohberger regardless of autism diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3391443\/fbi-arrests-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-obstructing-ice-operations\/\">FBI arrests Milwaukee judge over obstructing ICE operations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the Department of Homeland Security said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.njd.564334\/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.210.2_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"court filing\">court filing<\/a> Thursday that Khalil was detained without an arrest warrant, it argued that &ldquo;exigent circumstances&rdquo; mandated such action.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The supervisory agent asked the respondent to cooperate while they attempted to verify his identity, but the respondent stated that he would not cooperate and that he was going to leave the scene. The HSI supervisory agent believed there was a flight risk and arrest was necessary. At that time, the respondent&rsquo;s wife had returned to the scene. The supervisory agent verbally informed the respondent that he was under arrest,&rdquo; the filing said.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil&rsquo;s lawyers said in their legal filings that a warrant was necessary for his detention, in a bid to have the case to deport him dismissed. They also said he was not a flight risk and cooperated with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a report about the filing from the DHS, the agency posted on X that there is &ldquo;no legal basis&rdquo; for Khalil&rsquo;s lawyers&rsquo; position.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No. Khalil was encountered by ICE officers and identified as a removable alien. When he tried to walk away, he was arrested. An administrative arrest warrant was executed at the time of his booking, as is custom. Khalil is arguing in immigration court that an arrest warrant is necessary prior to the arrest of a removable alien. There&rsquo;s no legal basis for that position,&rdquo; the DHS <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1915759433042325633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3378399\/judge-rules-trump-administration-deport-mahmoud-khalil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN DEPORT COLUMBIA STUDENT MAHMOUD KHALIL\">JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN DEPORT COLUMBIA STUDENT MAHMOUD KHALIL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Khalil is one of many foreigners on student visas who engaged in anti-Israel campus activity and have since had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. The government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3391874\/trump-restores-visas-foreign-students-anti-israel-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">temporarily restored<\/a> over 1,500 student visas Friday as it faces over 100 lawsuits over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a U.S. immigration judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3378399\/judge-rules-trump-administration-deport-mahmoud-khalil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ruled\">ruled<\/a> that Khalil is eligible to be deported and allowed the proceedings to continue, finding the government &ldquo;established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2106142\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106142\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin detained Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant, citing &#8216;flight risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2427692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahmoud-kahlil-deportation-case-april-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4106,39940,49548,51975,3634],"class_list":["post-2427691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-administration","tag-arrest-warrant","tag-flight-risk","tag-mahmoud-khalil","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mahmoud-kahlil-deportation-case-april-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427691"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427695,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427691\/revisions\/2427695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}