A Louisiana immigration judge said Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil – a legal permanent resident – can be deported after the United States government argued his presence posed “potentially serious foreign policy consequences.

Khalil’s attorneys said they will keep fighting. They plan to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. They can also pursue an asylum case on his behalf.

A Louisiana immigration judge said the Trump administration can move forward with efforts to deport Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student activist and legal permanent resident.