Khalil's lawyers on Thursday said they submitted the claim against President Donald Trump's departments of Homeland Security and State under a law requiring people to seek damages directly from the government before they can file a lawsuit. Officials have six months to respond.
Khalil, a 30-year-old permanent U.S. resident of Palestinian descent, was arrested in March and detained for months while the Trump administration sought to deport him, saying his support of Palestinians undermined U.S. relations with Israel.
“I hope this would serve as a deterrent for the administration,“ Khalil told Reuters on Thursday. “Trump made it clear he only understands the language of money.”
Trump, a Republican, has called protests against Israel's war in Gaza antisemitic and vowed to deport foreign students who took part.
In June, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey ruled that the Trump administration was violating Khalil's constitutional right to free speech and ordered him released on bail while he continues to fight the government's deportation efforts - REUTERS
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