Immigration & Border Security

What to Know About the Immigration Arrest of Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil

The pro-Palestinian activist’s supporters allege that his detention poses a constitutional violation.
What to Know About the Immigration Arrest of Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo
Samantha Flom
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Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil remains detained in Louisiana as his attorneys challenge his arrest and pending deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Khalil, 30, became the face of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia last spring by acting as a spokesperson for the demonstrators, who opposed Israel’s military response to the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Samantha Flom
Samantha Flom
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Samantha Flom is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications. Contact her at [email protected].