mahmoud – STAR 94.3

ICE did not have warrant when agents detained Mahmoud Khalil: Court filing

Friday, April 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Government lawyers say officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) did not have a warrant for Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil's arrest when they took him into custody last month, according to a filing submitted in the case.Khalil's... Read More.

Mahmoud Khalils wife gives birth after ICE denied his request to attend delivery

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The wife of pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil gave birth to their first child while he remains in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.Khalil, who is being held at a detention center in Jena, Louisiana, was denied a request for temporary release to... Read More.

Mahmoud Khalils lawyers say DHS relied on tabloids as evidence he lied on green card application

Wednesday, April 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Evidence submitted by Department of Homeland Security lawyers attempts to support the government's accusations that Mahmoud Khalil should be deported on the grounds that he lied on his green card application.The evidence -- which included reporting by some conservative news outlets... Read More.

Judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Friday, April 11 by ABC News

(LOUISIANA) -- An immigration judge ruled Friday that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported on grounds that he threatens foreign policy, as alleged by the Trump administration.The stunning move may have repercussions on hundreds of other international students who have been targeted by... Read More.

Judge gives Trump administration 24 hours to provide evidence of Mahmoud Khalils removability

Tuesday, April 8 by ABC News

(JENA, La.) -- An immigration judge has given lawyers representing the Department of Homeland Security a little over 24 hours to provide Mahmoud Khalil's legal team with evidence that he is removable from the U.S. under the allegations lobbed against him.Khalil, legal permanent resident with... Read More.

Trump administration claims Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented information on green card application

Tuesday, March 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The government has claimed that Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil intentionally misrepresented information on his green card application and therefore is inadmissible to the United States.According to recent court filings, President Donald Trump's administration said Khalil failed to disclose when applying for... Read More.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls himself a political prisoner in new letter

Tuesday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil called himself a "political prisoner" in a new letter dictated from the Louisiana detention center where he remains held following his arrest on Columbia University's campus."I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where... Read More.

Mahmoud Khalils lawyers petition for the Columbia activists immediate release

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was a "targeted, retaliatory detention and attempted removal of a student protestor because of his constitutionally protected speech," his attorneys said Thursday in a new petition seeking his immediate release.Khalil, a leader of the... Read More.

Experts say Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil cant be deported without due process

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The detaining of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist who possessed a green card, has raised questions about the deportation risks faced by lawful permanent residents amid the Trump administration's escalating crackdown on immigration.President Donald Trump's administration, which... Read More.

98 protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 98 people were arrested Thursday at a protest in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan that called for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil -- the pro-Palestinian activist and green card holder arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More.

Judge sets expedited schedule for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after ICE arrest

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has set an expedited briefing schedule for Mahmoud Khalil -- the Palestinian activist who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus of Columbia University, despite possessing a green card -- saying "there is some need... Read More.

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil expected in court after ICE arrest