A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s requests to dismiss or move to Louisiana Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s case. Instead, the case will be transferred to New Jersey.

Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said he did not have jurisdiction because Khalil was in New Jersey when his lawyers first challenged his case. Justice Department attorneys argued the case should be transferred to Louisiana, and Khalil’s attorneys wanted it litigated in New York.