A Federal Judge in New York City has halted the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist known for organizing last year’s occupation at Columbia University in support of Hamas, while the Court considers a lawsuit challenging the legality of the revocation of his Legal Permanent Resident Status and his arrest Saturday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The first hearing in the case is scheduled for Wednesday at 11:30am in Lower Manhattan.