US EditionWife of Mahmoud Khalil says he was denied temporary release for birth of son
- Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old Columbia graduate detained in an ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, was denied temporary release to attend his son's birth in New York on Monday, April 21, 2025.
- His attorneys requested a two-week furlough from ICE director Melissa Harper to allow Khalil to be with his wife during delivery, but Harper denied the request after reviewing his case.
- Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and one of the most visible faces of that movement at Columbia, faces removal as ruled by an immigration judge this month and remains detained without criminal charges.
- His legal team and supporters argue the detention violates his First Amendment rights, while the Trump administration accuses him of supporting Hamas without presenting court evidence.
- Khalil’s wife, Noor Abdalla, condemned ICE for stealing "precious moments" and pledged to fight for his return as protests erupted in New York over his case.
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Brings Family Separation into Focus
In a Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, Mahmoud Khalil remained confined as his wife gave birth to their son on Monday—over 1,000 miles away from the hospital room where he would have been standing. The separation wasn’t due to logistical impossibility but a denied request for temporary release, highlighting what some experts describe as a pattern of using family separation as leverage against specific communities.…
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth to their first child. She said her husband's request for temporary release from the detention center was denied.
ICE denies activist release for child's birth
NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil's request for a temporary release from detention to attend the birth of his first child, who was born Monday in New York, according to emails shared with The Associated Press.
Media Laments Detained Israel-Hating Columbia Student Missed Birth Of His Child
The same media that excoriated people during the COVID pandemic for wanting to be with their relatives and children in hospitals is now writing sympathetic puff pieces about Mahmoud Khalil.Khalil, you may remember, is the Columbia University student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after using his student visa to advocate for the destruction of western civilization. Sounds exactly like something NPR would support, with the…
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