ICE Arrests Palestinian Green Card Holder Who Led Columbia University Protest

His attorney said she was informed by an ICE agent that they will revoke the student’s green card to enforce the State Department’s order.

Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo

U.S. immigration agents arrested a Palestinian student and permanent resident who led the pro-Palestinian encampment protest at Columbia University last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University until December 2024, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 9, DHS said in a statement on social media platform X.