A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deport and must release Mahmoud Khalil, the student whom the Trump administration jailed over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University.

The Trump administration on Friday said it has no plans to release Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil after he successfully appealed against a recent court ruling. A federal judge this week had ruled that the White House could not use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Mr Khalil,