An immigration judge in the US has ordered prominent pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria for "willfully misrepresenting material fact(s)" on his green card application, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. A US immigration judge in the southern state of Louisiana ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported toAlgeriaorSyriaover claims that he omitted information from his green card application, court documents showed on Wednesday. Khalil's lawyers said they intend to appeal the deportation order while saying a federal district court's separate orders remain in effect that prohibit the government from immediately deporting or detaining him as his federal court case proceeds. Khalil's lawyers submitted a letter to a federal court in New Jersey overseeing his civil rights case and said he will challenge Comans' decision. US District Judge Michael Farbiarz of New Jersey said at the time, while referring to Khalil, that punishing someone over a civil immigration matter was unconstitutional.