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Immigration judge allows Mahmoud Khalil deportation effort to proceed 
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Immigration judge allows Mahmoud Khalil deportation effort to proceed 

By  Lexi Lonas Cochran | The Hill A judge in former Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case ruled against him Friday, finding he is eligible for deportation while giving his legal team a little less than two weeks to respond. Jamee Comans, an immigration judge in Louisiana, found the government’s case is “facially reasonable.” She gave his team until April 23 to file its response. The government had “established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable,” Comans said, The Associated Press reported. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Score one for Trump’s tariff threat tactic, as Colombia caves on deportation flights
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Score one for Trump’s tariff threat tactic, as Colombia caves on deportation flights

By Jamie McIntyre | Washington Examiner A short-lived standoff with the government of Colombia over the acceptance of U.S. military flights carrying deported immigrants ended last night after President Donald Trump threatened the South American country with visa restrictions and initial 25% tariffs before Colombian President Gustavo Petro caved. “The government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay,” the White House said in a statement from press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who noted the tariff will be held “in reserve” while the visa restrictions would remain “until the...
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