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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 ...
First on CNN: Congressional delegation visits Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk in Louisiana detention centers
A delegation of congressional members traveled to Louisiana Tuesday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa ...
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denies Columbia activist’s plea for temporary release
Khalil, a Columbia University activist who has been held in a detention center in Jena, Louisiana for six weeks, requested a ...
Lawmakers visit Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation
A team of Democratic lawmakers have met with two students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana.
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 ...
Mahmoud Khalil's Wife Delivers Firstborn After ICE Denies His Furlough Request
The pro-Palestinian activist's wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, said "ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious ...
ICE rejected Mahmoud Khalil's request to attend the birth of his first child, wife says
Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, has been held in a detention center in Louisiana ...
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gives birth after ICE denied his request to attend delivery
While a student at Columbia University, Khalil was part of a leadership group protesting the war in Gaza. He was detained by ...
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth as ICE bars him from being there
Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had sought a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in ...
Detained grad student Mahmoud Khalil misses son’s birth, wife speaks out
Dr. Noor Abdalla says ICE denied Khalil the chance to attend his son’s birth, calling it a "purposeful decision to make us ...
Mahmoud Khalil misses son's birth after ICE official denies his request to be there
Khalil has been held in Louisiana since ICE agents arrested him in New York over his pro-Palestinian activism. He instead experienced the birth by phone.