Mahmoud Khalil remains in legal limbo and faces a real risk of deportation after appellate judges said a federal court lacked authority and moved the dispute into immigration channels.Michael E. Farbiarz ordered Khalil released in federal court but an appellate panel directed the case to immigration court and the Department of Justice is pursuing removal options while lawyers press for full‑panel review.The long detention upended Khalil's life—he missed his baby's birth, cannot work normally, lives cautiously with his son Deen, is writing a memoir for
Metropolitan Books, and his team of more than 20 lawyers is prepared to seek Supreme Court review.