Ahead of a court hearing, the Columbia University activist was able to meet and hold his newborn son for the first time.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, detained in Louisiana, held his one-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked a barrier during visitation. Khalil, a Columbia University ...

The detentions of Khalil and other activists highlight what experts describe as a pattern of using family separation as ...

A federal judge ruled that detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil must be allowed to see his wife amidst ongoing deportation proceedings linked to his activism. His wife, Noor Abdalla, ...

and let Mr. Khalil go home to his expectant wife in New York.” Amy Greer, associate attorney with Dratel & Lewis: “In addition to its attempt to suppress Mahmoud’s speech by cruelly and unlawfully ...

Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child early Monday while the Columbia University grad was stuck at a Louisiana detention center after authorities refused to grant him ...

A still from a video released by Mahmoud Khalil's attorney of him being detained at Columbia University in New York City on March 8, 2025. Family of Mahmoud Khalil He called on students ...

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled today that Mahmoud Khalil ... meaning Mr. Khalil is one step closer to returning home to his family,” said Amol Sinha, ...

The humanity of Mahmoud and his family will, in the end, be what we all remember.” Dr. Abdalla connects her family's separation directly to Khalil's political activism. "ICE and the Trump ...