The arrest of a recent Columbia University graduate who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus, and his quick transport to a Louisiana detention facility, drew a group of New Orleans students and demonstrators to rally Tuesday outside U.

A U.S. judge temporarily blocks the expulsion of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil, who earned a graduate degree from Columbia University, holds a green card and is married to a U.S. citizen,

Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead Columbia’s protests, was arrested by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his university-owned residence Saturday night, his attorney Amy Greer told the Associated Press.

President Donald Trump has said the Palestinian activist's arrest near Columbia University was the first of more to come.

When attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil enter the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York on Wednesday, they will have one mission in mind: to get their client, a Palestinian activist, released from an ICE facility in Louisiana and back to New York to be closer to legal counsel and family.

A federal judge has halted the deportation of a Columbia University graduate student who was detained by immigration authorities for his participation in campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York issued the order Monday as the government sought to deport Mahmoud Khalil after arresting him outside his apartment over the weekend.

A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests.

More protests are expected Tuesday over the Trump administration's attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil is accused of antisemitic activity for his role in helping lead demonstrations at Columbia University last year.