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What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his release from immigration detention
A Palestinian activist who participated in protests against Israel has been freed from federal immigration detention after 104 days.
US student Mahmoud Khalil detained for pro-Palestinian protests released from immigration detention
The former Columbia University graduate student met his wife, new born son and reporters in New York on Saturday after his release from immigraton detention. | ITV National News
Pro-Palestinian protest leader released from US custody
Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student who was one of the most visible leaders of nationwide pro-Palestinian campus protests, was released Friday from a federal detention center. At the time a graduate student at Columbia University in New York,
Federal judge orders anti-Israel protest leader Mahmoud Khalil released on bail
It is highly unusual to be seeking detention of a petitioner given the factual record of today,” U.S. District Court Judge Michael Farbiarz stated.
Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center.
Judge says government must release Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, but has until Friday to appeal
A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deport and must release Mahmoud Khalil, the student whom the Trump administration jailed over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University.
US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian protest leader
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, US media reported.Khalil, a legal permanent US resident who is married to a US citizen and has a US-born son,
Activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after release from ICE custody
A federal district judge ordered Khalil's release after over three months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Photos of Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil After 104 Days in US Custody
Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian activist, has returned to the Northeast U.S. after spending 104 days in federal immigration detention.
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is set free after judge orders Trump administration to release him
The decision is the latest setback for the administration’s effort to detain and deport academics who have protested Israel.
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, pro-Palestinian activist, released
His release marks a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to keep him in immigration detention following his pro-Palestinian activism. “Justice prevailed, but it’s very long overdue,” Khalil said outside the detainment facility in a remote part of Louisiana.
Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil returns home to New York area
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student released after more than three months in ICE detention, arrived in the New ...
Who is Mahmoud Khalil? From double refugee to the face of a campus protest movement
Though a legal US resident with a green card, he was detained as the Trump administration sought to deport him, citing his ...
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Khalil's Fight: Pro-Palestinian Activism Amid Deportation Battle
Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate, vows to continue his pro-Palestinian activism after being released on bail. Caught in a deportation battle with the Trump administration, Khalil ...
Suspect who allegedly torched NYPD cars, causing $800K in damage, identified as anti-Israel protester who’s been in trouble before
The NYPD blasted out Jakhi Lodgson-McCray’s photo on social media as they continue to hunt for the 21-year-old “Free ...
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Aussie Writer Claims U.S. Deported Him ‘Because of’ Gaza Protest Coverage – DHS Denies It
Kitchen claimed that CBP officers explicitly told him his detainment was “because of” his coverage of pro-Palestinian student ...
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Over half of Jewish students at Columbia experienced discrimination and exclusion after Oct. 7, survey shows
The new survey found that 53% of Jewish students reported feeling personal danger for supporting Jews or Israel.
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How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the ...
Texas may soon enact restrictions on when and how students can protest
In 2024, Texas saw large-scale campus pro-Palestine protests, and state officials responded by sending in over 100 state ...