The Trump administration remains committed to deporting Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and leading figure in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.

A federal judge ruled Khalil's confinement was likely an unconstitutional punishment for his political speech.

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has said the Trump administration failed to suppress pro-Palestinian voices, following his release from more than three months in immigration detention. "My existence is a message" to the Trump administration,