A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to transfer the Columbia University protester's case to Louisiana.

The case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey after a judge denied a government motion to have the case transferred to Louisiana where the Columbia graduate student remains in federal custody since his arrest last month.

A case challenging the Trump administration's attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate, will be heard in federal court in New Jersey.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has pressed his marathon speech against President Donald Trump’s agenda past 17 hours and counting.

Will he set the record? New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” More than 21 hours later, the 55-year-old senator,

Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker accused President Donald Trump of "recklessly" challenging the nation's democratic institutions in a marathon speech that was approaching a record on Tuesday. The 55-year-old New Jersey lawmaker in a speech that began at 7 p.