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The Associated Press. (2026, October 19). Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let US judges quickly reverse immigration detentions. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/activist-mahmoud-khalil-asks-supreme-court-to-let-us-judges-quickly-reverse-immigration-detentions/article_881544d1-38b8-5298-a2b4-7ccc2623cbb2.html
The Associated Press. “Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let US judges quickly reverse immigration detentions.” Toronto Star, 19 Oct. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/activist-mahmoud-khalil-asks-supreme-court-to-let-us-judges-quickly-reverse-immigration-detentions/article_881544d1-38b8-5298-a2b4-7ccc2623cbb2.html.
The Associated Press. “Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let US judges quickly reverse immigration detentions.” Toronto Star, October 19, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/activist-mahmoud-khalil-asks-supreme-court-to-let-us-judges-quickly-reverse-immigration-detentions/article_881544d1-38b8-5298-a2b4-7ccc2623cbb2.html.
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On October 19, 2026, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil petitioned the Supreme Court to allow U.S. judges to immediately assess the legality of immigration-related detentions, arguing that people should not be held for extended periods without judicial review. In his filings, Khalil requested the court to overturn a decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia from earlier in 2026, which ruled that federal courts lack authority to review such detentions until immigration courts have fully examined each case.
Mahmoud Khalil asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let federal judges quickly determine the legality of immigration-related detentions so that people cannot be held for months or years without judicial oversight.