In the ongoing case regarding Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder, the Trump administration's lawyers persist in failing to comply with court orders and provide reasonable basis for his arrest, detention, and their seeking his deportation.

From The Intercept:

Last week, the New Jersey judge hearing Khalil’s habeas corpus challenge against the government a simple demand: Present the legal precedent.

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The Trump administration complained that it was “misguided” to demand it swiftly present the legal basis for its extreme actions.