Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil demands US drop deportation order

Attorneys for Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil are fighting a final US deportation order.

Trump Admin

Mahmoud Khalil will be deported to Algeria

Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin says deportation of anti-Israel acivist is a 'reminder' that green-card and visa holders are guests in the US and should 'act like it.'

Victory for Trump Admin

Appeals court rejects release of Mahmoud Khalil

3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals rules that judges do not have jurisdiction to order the release and prevent the deportation of controversial Columbia U. activist.

US judge lifts travel ban on anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil

A federal judge lifts travel restrictions on activist Mahmoud Khalil, allowing him to speak nationwide as he fights deportation.

The deportation of Mahmoud Khalil

There are security risks America must act upon. Deportation orders mean little if the U.S. lacks the resolve to carry them out. Opinion.

Judge orders anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil deported

Immigration judge orders the deportation of former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, citing undisclosed info on his green card application. His lawyers fear a swift, unfavorable appeal.

NYC couple refuses to let anti-Israel protest stop their wedding

Couple declares 'nothing can stop love' after overcoming a loud anti-Israel protest that was staged right outside their wedding venue.

Quotes Hamas terrorist

Mahmoud Khalil stirs controversy at NYC protest

Mahmoud Khalil, notorious anti-Israel activist, stirs controversy in NYC, quoting a Hamas terrorist during an anti-Israel protest outside the New York Public Library.

Mahmoud Khalil defends Columbia protests, downplays antisemitism

In an interview with Ezra Klein, campus protest leader Mahmoud Khalil dismisses concerns over antisemitism, calling them a 'manufactured hysteria' while explaining his interpretation of Hamas' October 7th massacre in Israel.

Mahmoud Khalil repeatedly refuses to condemn Hamas on CNN

Columbia anti-Israel activist engages in argument with CNN host Pamela Brown over whether it is appropriate to ask him to condemn the October 7 massacre and the terrorists who carried it out.

Sanders meets Columbia protest leader, slams Trump

Senator Bernie Sanders meets with Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student activist jailed for 104 days over anti-Israel protests, condemns the Trump administration’s actions.

Campus antisemitism:

Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20m from Trump admin

Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, alleging retaliatory detention for over 100 days due to his role in campus demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza.

Freed student Mahmoud Khalil joins NYC anti-Israel rally

Two days after being released from immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil participates in anti-Israel protest in New York City in which participants chant “Palestine will live forever”.

Judge orders release of Columbia U activist Mahmoud Khalil

Federal judge orders the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian Arab protests at Columbia University, who has been in custody since March facing potential deportation.

Setback for Trump:

Judge rejects foreign policy grounds for Mahmoud Khalil detention

US District Judge rules that the Trump administration cannot use foreign policy to justify detaining Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian Arab activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Judge rules:

Mahmoud Khalil deportation 'likely unconstitutional'

Federal judge rules that the Trump administration's attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is "likely unconstitutional," though he remains detained.

Judge:

'Explain legal grounds for Columbia student’s deportation'

Federal judge demands the Trump administration justify its attempt to deport Palestinian Arab Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil under a rarely used law citing foreign policy concerns.

Louisiana judge rules:

Columbia U activist Khalil Mahmoud can be deported

Louisiana immigration judge rules that activist Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who initiated anti-Israel protests on campus, can be deported.

Mahmoud Khalil case

Trump admin cites foreign policy grounds

Memorandum signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio invokes foreign policy concerns in explaining reasons for the request to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and anti-Israel activist.

ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia anti-Israel protest leader

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Arab graduate student, had been one of the most visible figures during the protests, serving as a negotiator between student activists and university officials as they sought to dismantle the anti-Israel encampment on campus.