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DHS Says No Warrant Needed for Mahmoud Khalil, Cites Flight Risk Fears
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has defended detaining Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant. In new documents filed in ...
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 ...
Barred from the Birth of His Son, Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Brings Family Separation into Focus
The detentions of Khalil and other activists highlight what experts describe as a pattern of using family separation as ...
Congressional Democrats travel to Louisiana to meet with Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk
Five Democrats traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to visit the ICE facilities where Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk have been ...
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 ...
New DHS filings claim Mahmoud Khalil tried to flee; video shows him complying
Court documents reveal warrant was never obtained; Khalil’s legal team calls ICE’s justification a false narrative.