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Columbia student arrested by ICE has deep well of support in Vermont
Mohsen Mahdawi, a U.S. permanent resident, was detained last week at his citizenship interview near Burlington. HARTLAND, Vt.
ICE Denies Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil’s Request to Attend Birth of Son
He was detained last month over his involvement in last year’s pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denies Columbia activist’s plea for temporary release
Emails shared with The Associated Press say federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a temporary ...
Columbia student activist detained by ICE was denied leave for the birth of his son, wife says
Mahmoud Khalil remains inside a Louisiana detention center as the Trump administration fights for his removal from the ...
Mass. lawmakers travel to Louisiana to speak to Tufts grad student being held by ICE
Sen. Ed Markey and Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern spoke with Rümeysa Öztürk and Columbia University graduate student ...
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denied him temporary release to attend the delivery
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and his wife welcomed their first child Monday, while the Columbia University graduate ...
Congressional delegation visits grad student, PhD student held in ICE detention
A Congressional delegation traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to demand the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts ...
Columbia protester missed son’s birth after ICE denied release, wife says
Detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his first child after immigration officials denied a request for temporary release to attend, his wife said.
Mahmoud Khalil misses first child's birth after ICE denies his release from detention
Emails show an official denied the request for student activist's release in less than an hour, after his wife went into ...
Wife of detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil announces birth of son in his absence
Dr. Noor Abdalla said she welcomed the couple's son Monday without his father, despite a request for ICE to allow him to ...
Detained Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Misses Birth of His First Child After ICE Denies Temporary Release
Detained political activist Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his first child on Monday, April 21, after U.S. Immigration ...
Democratic Lawmakers Visit Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil at Louisiana ICE Jails
A delegation of Democratic lawmakers traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday, where they met with Tufts University Ph.D. student ...