An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday ruled that Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, after he helped lead an anti-Israel protest at the school last year.

Federal agents last month arrested Khalil on a deportation order from the Trump administration, despite his status as a "legal permanent resident."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has argued Khalil can be deported, regardless of his immigration status, because his “beliefs, statements or associations undermine U.S. policy to combat antisemitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in the United States."