Judge Michael E. Farbiarz has yet to decide on the issues of free speech and due process as Mahmoud Khalil remains detained in Jena, La., while other protesters have been released. The Trump administration argues that Khalil's presence threatens its foreign-policy goal, while his lawyers claim retaliation for his participation in protests at Columbia University.

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