Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia University protester from an immigration lockup, saying the Trump administration missed an appeal deadline.

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,

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