6 days ago · The legal fight . Khalil wasn’t accused of breaking any laws during the protests at Columbia. However, the government has said noncitizens who participate in such …

19 hours ago · Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate, was released from custody on June 20. Free speech was at the center of his case and whether the U.S. government targeted …

Khalil's detention has received widespread backlash from civil rights organizations, members of the Democratic Party, and lawyers, who argue that it is an attack on freedom of speech and …

Jun 20, 2025 · Khalil is a green card holder who was detained by immigration agents in March. His wife Noor Abdalla was 8 months pregnant with their first child when he was first taken into …

Jun 21, 2025 · Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil was released on bail from an immigration detention center on Friday following an order by a judge. Khalil, a Columbia University …

Jun 21, 2025 · Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist held in immigration detention for more than three months by the Trump administration, was released from custody Friday night, …

Jun 20, 2025 · Mr. Khalil walked out of the detention center in Jena, La., shortly before 7 p.m. local time Friday. Asked what he would do first when he returned home, he said, “just hug my …