The Trump Administration pushes back on a New Jersey federal judge's order that would create a path for Mahmoud Khalil's release from detention.

A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in the ongoing legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahmoud Khalil’s hopes of being freed on bond as he continues fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him were dashed Friday, despite a judge saying the government could no longer hold Khalil on the premise that his presence in the country is against the national interest.