Free speech and deportation
Khalil v. Trump
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, says federal officials detained him and began removal proceedings to punish his protected speech and discourage speech they disfavor.
- What's at stake
- Khalil argues that the immigration review process cannot meaningfully review his First and Fifth Amendment claims in time; whether federal courts can hear them remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He asks the Supreme Court to review whether immigration law bars a timely court challenge to his detention (habeas corpus) and whether that rule is constitutional in his case.
The petition comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and concerns federal court review of immigration detention and removal proceedings.
Question presented
1. Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act deprives federal courts of jurisdiction in habeas corpus to review the executive’s actions to punish and retaliate against a noncitizen through detention and removal proceedings, in circumstances where the administrative petition-for-review process could not offer meaningful review of “now or never” claims brought under the First and Fifth Amendments? 2. Whether that deprivation of habeas jurisdiction violates the Constitution as applied to Petitioner?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition; no oral argument is scheduled.
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