Acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba is on a potential collision course with a federal judge over President Trump’s recent order to pause cases against businessmen who allegedly engaged

A federal judge on Monday agreed to temporarily block President Donald Trump's administration from initiating proceedings that could lead to the firing of two transgender men serving in the U.S. Air Force — the latest legal setback in the administration's push to implement sweeping changes in the military.

The Trump administration has sought to deport Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil for leading the pro-Palestinian protests and sit-ins at the Ivy League institution.

Alina Habba, a White House counselor who was previously a personal lawyer for President Trump, was sworn in Friday as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. A staunch defender of the

Khalil, 30, was arrested March 8 at his university-owned apartment building in New York, then flown south to Louisiana, where he remains locked in an immigration detention center.