This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jonut Jalil and in the early hours of Saturday the 12th of April, these are our main

stories. A US immigration judge has ruled that a student who led pro-Palestinian protests

at Columbia University in New York last year can be deported. A meeting of Ukraine's allies has pledged

billions more in military aid for Kiev as a US envoy visits Russia for talks with President Putin.

Also in this podcast, Liverpool fans rejoice after Mo Salah signs a new contract with the club.

Oh, I felt like, oh my God, get in, get in.

Oh, amazing.

Me too.

Why is he so good?

He just is, isn't he?

He's even better than he had his hair cut.

We begin this podcast in the US where an immigration judge has ruled that a pro-Palestinian student

protester can be deported despite being a permanent legal US resident and not being charged

with any crime. Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University in New York, was arrested

last month by immigration officers. He was then taken to the state of Louisiana, where he's being

held at a detention centre. The Trump administration has cited a rarely used law, declaring his

presence in the US to be adverse to American foreign policy interests.

Will Creeley is a legal director of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression,

which advocates for the protection of free speech on American College campuses.

It's deeply troubling.

Essentially, the government is arguing that holding a disfavored opinion,

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