At least this judge is a real immigration judge.
From
Khalil's answer to charges:
9. In speaking with Noor, I have been deeply disturbed by the harassment she has endured as a
result of my arrest and detention. That harassment has been directed at both her and our
family—not only because the government labeled me a U.S. foreign policy concern, but also
because of this administration’s public, deeply racist, and false accusations that I support
Hamas or have engaged in antisemitic activity. None of this is true. I am a Palestinian who
cares deeply about the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights. But the U.S. government
believe that anyone who calls for Palestinian rights must support Hamas or be antisemitic. That
is itself a form of anti-Palestinian racism and it is wrong.
10. As someone who fled prosecution in Syria for my political beliefs, for who I am, I never
imagined myself to be in immigration detention, here in the United States—a country that
proclaims democracy and rule of law, freedom of expression—defending myself against
baseless and retaliatory immigration charges, after being targeted for who I am, for who I
advocated for.
12. Like the thousands of students that I’ve protested with across the United States and in my
university—including Muslim, Jewish and Christian friends—I advocate for human rights, for
international law, for the end of the killing of innocent people. I believe in the innate equality
of all human beings. I believe in human dignity. I believe in the right of my people to look at
the blue sky and not fear an impending missile. Why should protesting this Israel government’s
indiscriminate killing of thousands of innocent Palestinians result in the erosion of my
constitutional rights?
26. I answered all questions in my green card application truthfully and to the best of my
knowledge. As to Allegation 6: I was never employed by UNRWA, nor was I ever an “officer”
of the organization. Rather, I completed an unpaid internship at UNRWA in 2023 as part of
my graduate program at Columbia University. Columbia approved me for the internship, paid
me a stipend directly, and remained my employer throughout. As part of that internship, I was
required to submit reports and blog posts to Columbia about my experience, and my supervisor
at UNRWA was required to submit a report to the university, after which I received a passing
grade from the university. I understood that the U.S. Department of State was notified of my
internship because UN agencies must notify the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. My
LinkedIn profile accurately reflected this internship, and I disclosed my employment with
Columbia—which included this internship—on my green card application. Indeed, I am proud
of my internship experience. I had simply understood that reflecting my employment with
Columbia was sufficient to fully and truthfully disclose my employment history, including the
internship at UNRWA, on my green card application.
27. As to Allegation 7: I stopped working at the British Embassy in December 2022, when I moved
to the United States. The reference in my green card application was therefore accurate. At my
Immigration Court hearing on May 22 nd , the immigration judge dismissed this allegation.
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