Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain in ICE detention in Louisiana after first court hearing
- Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, is in ICE detention in Louisiana after his arrest by federal authorities on March 15, 2025, for allegedly helping organize an antisemitic protest last year.
- U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman has temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation and requested a joint letter from the Justice Department and Khalil's attorneys outlining further arguments in the case.
- The Trump administration aims to revoke Khalil's green card under executive orders related to antisemitism, although he has not been charged with a crime.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Waterman argued that New York is not the proper venue for the case, suggesting it should be moved to either Louisiana or New Jersey.
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DHS agents search Columbia dorm rooms after Khalil arrest
Department of Homeland Security agents searched two dorm rooms at Columbia University Thursday night, the school said, a move that comes less than a week after the federal arrest of former grad student Mahmoud Khalil. “I am writing heartbroken to inform you that we had federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight,” interim Columbia President Katrina Armstrong said in a statement to the school…
Diaa al-Ruwaishdi, a legal fellow at Harvard University, analyzes the legality of the revocation of the residency of Mahmoud Khalil, the leader of the Columbia University demonstrations in support of Gaza, and reveals the rationale behind the decision. Listen: https://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/https/vpid/p0kxq23g.mp3
DHS agents search two Columbia University residences – days after anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil arrested by ICE at off-campus apartment
Interim President Katrina Armstrong revealed the raids in a letter to the Columbia community and noted that nobody was arrested or detained when the feds searched the rooms of two students.
Trump warned that Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest represents the “first arrest of many” related to the protests
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