The Trump administration asserted that Mahmoud Khalil’s beliefs and activism could undermine U.S. efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil just a month after his arrest prompted national outrage and marked the start of the federal government’s broader crackdown on foreign students.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the Trump administration's pushback reflected a “willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations.”