Would Algeria accept the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil?

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, faces deportation to Algeria, the country where he holds citizenship. Last week, Judge Jamee Comans ordered Khalil's deportation either to Algeria, where he holds a passport, or to Syria, his country of birth. While deportation to Algeria appears more likely on paper, in practice, the process is far from straightforward, considering the North African state's history of complicated expulsion processes. Andrew Farrand, MENA Director at political risk consultancy Horizon Engage, says Khalil's case comes at a sensitive moment in US–Algerian relations. "French leaders will certainly resent seeing Algeria cooperating smoothly with the US to accept a deportation.