Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been held in New Jersey and Louisiana as the Trump administration tries to deport him because of his participation in pro-Palestinian

An activist who led Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University will remain detained in Louisiana following a brief Wednesday court hearing. Judge Jesse Furman said he would grant a request by Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers allowing them to have privileged phone calls with Khalil at least twice — today and tomorrow.

Khalil’s arrest casts Columbia University into the spotlight almost a year after protesters set up an encampment on the Ivy League school’s lawn to protest the war, sparking a nationwide movement on campuses across the country. It also signals the Trump administration’s escalating approach to pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses.

A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests.