... Early this month Khalil’s attys filed more declarations. They cited caselaw showing that an omission on a greencard application could result in removal only if it was “willful, material & made with intent to deceive”—an allegation they say DHS has never made. ... /10 - ThreadSky

rparloff.bsky.social • 6 days ago

... Early this month Khalil’s attys filed more declarations. They cited caselaw showing that an omission on a greencard application could result in removal only if it was “willful, material & made with intent to deceive”—an allegation they say DHS has never made. ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... So what are the putative omissions? There are three. Let’s call them “putative omissions” 1, 2, and 3, and then let’s start with #2. ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... The second was that Khalil allegedly failed to disclose ongoing employment with the British embassy. But on 5/22/25, an immigration judge dismissed that claim. Khalil had left that job in 2022, 1.5 years before he filled out his greencard application. ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... Putative omission 1 was that Khalil failed to disclose employment with UNRWA (the UN refugee agency). Khalil says he wasn’t employed there; it was an unpaid internship for which he received Columbia course credit. ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... Putative omission 3 was that Khalil failed to disclose his membership in a group called Columbia Univ. Apartheid Divest (CUAD). Khalil says he wasn’t a member & the protests that spurred this accusation happened *after* he submitted his application ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... At a parallel hearing before an immigration judge on 5/22, Khalil testified about putative omissions 1 and 3. DHS did not cross-examine him. In DHS’s written summation to the immigration judge, filed 6/2, it didn't even discuss either claim. ...
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rparloff.bsky.social•6 days ago

... Finally, let’s get back to the retaliation issue. Does DHS typically treat alleged omissions on a greencard application as a basis for *detention*? Khalil’s attys offered 3 experts—a scholar, a practitioner, and a former ICE atty—who all said: “No.” ...
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