A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a pro-Palestinian activist, involved in student protests at Columbia University, following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend.
The protests kicked off following the Saturday arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took him into custody at his university-owned residence near Columbia’s
The arrest of a Columbia University graduate student and activist over the weekend has put a spotlight on First Amendment and immigration rights.