A U.S. immigration judge ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, the spokesman for Columbia University protesters, can be deported by the Trump administration.

A Louisiana immigration judge said Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident, is deportable. The judge’s decision comes after the federal government submitted a memo Wednesday from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging Khalil can be deported because of his “beliefs,

A Louisiana immigration judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk. His lawyers are expected to appeal, and a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred Khalil’s removal from the country.