Khalil, a student at Columbia University, has been arrested for organizing pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
On the orders of President Donald Trump, reprisals began against students protesting in pro-Palestinian educational institutions.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian from Columbia University in New York, has been detained by the ICA and other law enforcement agencies.
Federal immigration authorities say they are taking action against the student. One of the Foreign Office agents told me over the phone that they were following an order from the Foreign Office to revoke Khalil’s visa.
Attorneys say Khalil has a green card as a permanent resident. According to the lawyer, his green card is also being canceled.
Muhammad Khalil’s lawyer, Amy Greer, told the press that Muhammad Khalil was present in the Malekati apartment of Columbia University. When on the “Manhattan” campus, several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the apartment and arrested him.
The arrest is related to US President Donald Trump’s order to arrest and “deport” foreign students who participated in the protests.
Who is Mahmoud Khalil?
Mahmoud Khalil is a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University graduate student known for leading pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
He was born in Syria in 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Lebanese American University, followed by a graduate degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Mahmoud Khalil has become the most prominent face of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University in the United States. Khalil has also met with university administrators representing anti-war students.
According to his lawyer, Emily Greer, Khalil’s wife, who is eight months pregnant, has not been informed of her husband’s detention.
