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Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University and President

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Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, caught up in Trump’s crackdown on foreign students.

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Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
Graduates Boo Columbia President Over Mahmoud Khalil's Absence

Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for 1st time

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Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for first time after federal government’s refusal
Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to hold his newborn child for the first time on Thursday ahead of his next

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Jailed Columbia Student Khalil Meets Newborn Son for First Time
Columbia student activist seized by ICE agents holds month-old son for first time after 10 weeks of detention

Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian and deportation

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Judge denies request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings
An immigration judge in Louisiana on Thursday denied a request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings after his attorneys argued that he was arrested illegally and without a warrant over two months ago.

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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys tell judge his life, his family's would be at risk if he's deported
Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, ...
Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
Graduates Boo Columbia President Over Mahmoud Khalil's Absence
Instead of attending commencement, the graduate student is fighting ICE detention and deportation in Louisiana for his ...
Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil returns to court. What to know about this case.
Lawyers seek release of Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, arguing that his arrest was illegal. He was back in court.
Mahmoud Khalil, detained Columbia grad, set for critical immigration hearing
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident detained by immigration authorities ...
Columbia University's acting president heckled with boos and shouts of ‘Free Mahmoud' during graduation speech
The chants were in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained in March by U.S.
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for first time after federal government’s refusal
Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to ...
ICE won’t let Mahmoud Khalil hold newborn as Columbia activist remains detained on day of commencement ceremony
Khalil’s representatives said that ICE’s refusal stood in contrast to the agency’s directives encouraging contact visits and ...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
AP PHOTOS: Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for the first time after federal government’s refusal
Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to ...