Columbia, Mahmoud Khalil
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Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University grad student who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention for 10 weeks, are fighting to allow him to have
Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, has remained in the custody of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since March 8th, when ICE agents arrested him at his on-campus residence.
Mr. Khalil's legal team filed a letter requesting the federal court overseeing Mr. Khalil’s case order ICE to permit a family contact visit
Khalil’s representatives said that ICE’s refusal stood in contrast to the agency’s directives encouraging contact visits and preserving parental rights.
A judge ordered the Trump administration to let Mr. Khalil meet with his wife and infant son before a hearing on his immigration case. It was unclear whether they would be separated by plexiglass.
Columbia University President Claire Shipman was booed on Wednesday during her commencement address to the class of 2025. Amid her remarks, graduates shouted in protest of the detainment of
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth following his controversial arrest by federal agents in New York City on March 8.
Newly released footage of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest casts further doubt on the legality of the Columbia University Palestinian rights activist's detention.