Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case NYT | Top Stories By: Jonah E. Bromwich 2 April 2026 at 06:13 Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official. © Pool photo by Angela WeissEmil Bove III, a federal judge in New Jersey, formerly worked in a key role in the Justice Department.