A district judge ruled Wednesday that Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and former Columbia pro-Palestinian activist, can no longer be detained by the federal government over claims he is compromising foreign policy.

District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled for Khalil to be released by Friday morning, unless the federal government wins an appeal or provides another justification for detaining Khalil besides Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination he is a threat to the country’s foreign policy.........

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