Posted on March 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM by Mary Burke (Mary Burke)
Author’s Review: Relevant, well-written and insightful article on the case of immigration judge Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained in Annapolis, Maryland, without charges for 14 months. The article provides background information on Khalil’s case, as well as an overview of the broader situation of immigration judges being targeted by the Trump administration. The article also includes quotes from legal experts and advocates who comment on the method of detention and the broader implications for the independence of the judiciary. Overall, a comprehensive and well-researched article that provides valuable insights into an important legal issue.
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Kahlil has been working to be a more effective judge for several years, and has in fact been recognized several times by his colleagues for improving his performance as a judge. Most recently, he earned a merit raise in 2019. However, since late September 2017, he has been under investigation by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and re-assigned to a building that serves primarily as counsel for immigration detainees. During his time of reassignment, Khalil was stripped of his pass and badge and escorted to and from work.
Khalil’s case is part of a broader trend of reducing the number of immigration judges not to increase efficiency but rather to undermine the outcomes, burden case loads with complexity, and ultimately shut down ‘the machine’. President Trump has projected the view that the courts are biased against him by Judgeses such as Interior District Judge Peter J. Messitte and Maria-Teresa Tymkowych and the sources of those “bans”. Their rulings, in particular the case against the president regarding the ‘Travel Ban’ has been used to argue for the restriction of the judiciary’s responsibility in matters that are within the President’s jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, Khalil is embroiled in a lawsuit in which he alleges that the method of his detention violates both his constitutional and due process protections. On Thursday, March 11, he is scheduled for hearings in both Maryland and Washington D.C. Districts. Khalil’s lawyer Judy Kobach, argued that Khalil has been subjected to psychological and financial harm.
Khalil was born in Egypt and earned a B.A. and M.A. in international economics and finance at the American University in Cairo, followed by an M.S. in governance from the London School of Economics. In 2014, he was confirmed as an immigration judge, and has presided over approximately 1,100 cases. Khalil suffers from a motor speech disorder (spasmodic dysphonia) which has not prevented him from doing his job.
Author’s Review: Relevant, well-written and insightful article on the case of immigration judge Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained in Annapolis, Maryland, without charges for 14 months. The article provides background information on Khalil’s case, as well as an overview of the broader situation of immigration judges being targeted by the Trump administration. The article also includes quotes from legal experts and advocates who comment on the method of detention and the broader implications for the independence of the judiciary. Overall, a comprehensive and well-researched article that provides valuable insights into an important legal issue.
We Have an Immigration Judge in Custody. There’s No Charge, Just Fear. Relevant Tags: Immigration judges, Immigrant rights, Mahmoud Khalil, Trump administration, detention of judges, due process, mental health. The author reviewed this issue and, despite her father’s death, will run for Senate in Florida. The author also reviewed the big issues for locations such as Norman. This review draws attention to a woes-ridden situation for immigrants facing the indifference of often partisan various international types and movements. This Jim Crow-like situation only serves to sharpen the splinters in the inter-tribal battle over the nomination of Robert “Mutt” Bray. Khalil has been working to be a more effective judge for several years, and has in fact been recognized several times by his colleagues for improving his performance as a judge. Most recently, he earned a merit raise in 2019. However, since late September 2017, he has been under investigation by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and re-assigned to a building that serves primarily as counsel for immigration detainees. During his time of reassignment, Khalil was stripped of his pass and badge and escorted to and from work. Khalil’s case is part of a broader trend of reducing the number of immigration judges not to increase efficiency but rather to undermine the outcomes, burden case loads with complexity, and ultimately shut down ‘the machine’. President Trump has projected the view that the courts are biased against him by Judges such as Interior District Judge Peter J. Messitte and Maria-Teresa Tymkowych and the sources of those “bans”. Their rulings, in particular the case against the president regarding the ‘Travel Ban’ has been used to argue for the restriction of the judiciary’s responsibility in matters that are within the President’s jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Khalil is embroiled in a lawsuit in which he alleges that the method of his detention violates both his constitutional and due process protections. On Thursday, March 11, he is scheduled for hearings in both Maryland and Washington D.C. Districts. Khalil’s lawyer Judy Kobach, argued that Khalil has been subjected to psychological and financial harm.
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