Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by ICE for more than three months, spoke with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis in the first on-camera interview since his release. In the interview, which is set to air on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, Khalil reflected on his detention and pushed … Read more
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than three months, spoke with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis about his time in custody and vowed to continue his right for Palestinian human rights in the first broadcast interview since his release on Friday. Khalil, a … Read more
A federal judge is ordering the release of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz indicated during a hearing Friday that he will issue an order requiring that Khalil be released today. He denied a motion by the government to stay the ruling for seven days. During the hearing, Farbiarz said … Read more
A New Jersey federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from deporting or continuing to detain Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. In his ruling issued on Wednesday, Judge Michael Farbiarz is barring the administration from seeking to remove Khalil based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that his continued … Read more