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Pro-Palestinian activist Khalil walks free after US judge orders release

Nation Jun 21

News Wrap: Mahmoud Khalil returns home after release on bail from federal detention

Politics Jun 21

Pro-Palestinian activist Khalil walks free after US judge orders release
WATCH: Mahmoud Khalil speaks at Newark airport after release from immigration detention

Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport a day after leaving a federal immigration facility in Louisiana. A former Columbia University graduate student and symbol of Trump’s clampdown on campus protests, he…

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Politics Jun 21

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is released from immigration custody
WATCH: ‘Justice prevailed but it’s very long overdue,’ Mahmoud Khalil says after his ordered release

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests.

By Sophie Bates, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Nation Jun 20

Rally in support of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is held near ASU in Phoenix
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News Wrap: Judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention

In our news wrap Friday, a judge ordered Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil be freed from the immigration detention center where he's been held since March, Israel killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza including many who were trying to…

Politics Jun 20

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Demonstration against arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University in New York City
Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention center

Khalil was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel's devastating war in Gaza.

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Jun 11

Judge says Trump administration must release Columbia protester Khalil, but has days to appeal

By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, will remain in custody until at least Friday, giving the government time to appeal, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said Wednesday.

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May 22

Judge allows Mahmoud Khalil to hold newborn son for first time despite Trump administration objections

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider.

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Apr 15

A Palestinian activist expecting a final interview for U.S. citizenship was arrested by ICE in Vermont

By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, Associated Press

He also co-founded the Palestinian Student Union with Mahmoud Khalil, another Palestinian permanent resident of the U.S. who recently was detained by ICE.

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Apr 11

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Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams, Taylor Bowie

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and…

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Apr 11

Immigration judge rules that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

By Sara Cline, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S.

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