US EditionDetained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release
- Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old legal U.S. Resident and Columbia University alumnus, was taken into custody by immigration officials on March 8 inside the building of his university-affiliated residence in Louisiana and is now facing deportation.
- His detention occurred after he took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on his university campus opposing Israel’s military actions in Gaza, becoming the first individual arrested amid the Trump administration’s intensified efforts to suppress such student activism.
- Khalil detailed the personal toll, including missing the April birth of his first child while in custody, losing a policy adviser job offer from Oxfam International, and having his mother’s visa under federal review.
- He described how, instead of being by his wife's side during childbirth, he was confined to a detention facility, quietly speaking to her over a poor-quality phone connection while she gave birth alone, and highlighted the lasting damage caused by his extended detention.
- A judge in New Jersey indicated that the administration’s attempt to deport Khalil likely infringes on constitutional rights and is reviewing the possibility of his release amid worries about undefined enforcement policies and the suppressive impact on activism at the university.
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Detained Columbia graduate describes ‘visceral’ harm of missing son’s birth
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his campus activism, said he has suffered “visceral” harm after missing the birth of his son while in federal custody. “The most immediate and visceral harms I have experienced directly relate to the birth of my son, Deen. Instead of holding…
'Irreparable Harm' To Career, Family: Detained Columbia Graduate Pleads For Release
A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the "irreparable harm" caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.
Detained Columbia graduate claims 'irreparable harm' to career and family as he pleads for release
A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the "irreparable harm" caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.
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Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release
A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.
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