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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.
Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention
The Trump administration remains committed to deporting Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and leading figure in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
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,
Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protests after release from detention
Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport a day after leaving a federal immigration facility in Louisiana. A former Columbia University graduate student and symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests,
Mahmoud Khalil Vows to Resume Pro-Palestinian Activism After Release From US Jail
Mahmoud Khalil vowed to resume his pro-Palestinian activism as he returned to New York a day after he was released on bail from a jail for immigrants, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said it will continue its efforts to deport the recent Columbia University graduate.
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.
Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protesting Israel's war in Gaza after coming back home
Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the Northeast U.S. after spending 104 days in custody for protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns home after release
After more than three months in ICE detention, Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returned home to the New York area after a federal judge ordered his release. NBC News’ Maya Eaglin has more.
Mahmoud Khalil thanks supporters after release, vows to continue Palestinian advocacy
Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil landed at Newark Airport on Saturday, one day after a federal judge ordered his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. Despite being held in detention for over three months,
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‘Even if they kill me’: Freed Columbia protest leader Mahmoud Khalil vows to keep speaking out for Palestine
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of US pro-Palestinian campus protests, pledged yesterday to keep ...
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 ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle1d
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 ...
Texas may soon enact restrictions on when and how students can protest
Texas may soon enact restrictions on when and how students can protest - Proposed legislation comes less than a decade after ...
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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 ...
Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil reunites with his wife and son
Mahmoud Khalil landed at Newark Liberty International Airport after being released from an ICE detention facility.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1d
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.
The New Yorker3dOpinion
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 ...