Politics Jun 21 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 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 Watch 6:23 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 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 11:39 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading