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Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain in ICE detention in Louisiana after first court hearing

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, was detained by federal agents for his involvement in protests against the Israel-Hamas war at Columbia University last spring.
A federal judge in New York has blocked the immediate deportation of Khalil until his attorneys and the federal government present their cases in court.
Khalil's lawyers argue that his removal to Louisiana is unconstitutional and retaliatory for his protected speech and advocacy.
His detention has led to protests in New York City and other cities.

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The Intercept

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Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana

Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.

22 days ago·New York, United States

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KTSM

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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…

22 days ago

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The Blade

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To the editor: Arrest of Khalil presents an existential threat to nation

As Mahmoud Khalil sits in a Louisiana detention center, the “Land of the Free” teeters on the edge of repression. Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University ...

22 days ago·Toledo, United States

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fightbacknews.org

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New Orleans tells Trump: “We are going to raise hell in this city until Mahmoud Khalil is free!”

New Orleans, LA – On Tuesday, March 11, the local Palestine solidarity movement sprang into action to demand the release of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Palestinian illegally detained by ICE last week for his role in the Palestine-solidarity encampment at Columbia University. Although Khalil is a resident of New York, he was transported to a detention facility four hours away from the city of New Orleans, Jena, Louisiana for ho…

23 days ago

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