What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia protester arrested by ICE and facing deportation
- A federal court hearing in Manhattan is set to review the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, by immigration agents under directives regarding pro-Palestinian protests at the school.
- Khalil has not been criminally charged and is currently held in Louisiana while his lawyers seek his return to New York under supervision.
- U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman has ruled that Khalil cannot be deported while his legal challenge is pending, as civil rights groups argue that the government is retaliating against his speech.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the deportation is being pursued under the Immigration and Nationality Act for foreign policy reasons.
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Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has recently entered the forefront of American conversation. The activist, who has advocated for Palestinians on Columbia’s campus, was recently detained; the Trump adminstration plans to deport Khalil, who has a green card, for his role in anti-Israel protests. This move highlights the close and growing relationship between the United States and Israel — or, more specifically, between President Trump and…
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