Columbia Grad Detained: Trump Admin Defies Court Order, Keeping Palestinian Activist Imprisoned
Columbia Grad Detained: Trump Admin Defies Court Order, Keeping Palestinian Activist Imprisoned Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist, remains detained in a Louisiana facility despite a federal judge’s order for his release. The Trump administration missed a deadline to appeal the ruling, prompting Khalil’s lawyers to demand his immediate freedom. Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled Wednesday that Khalil’s detention, based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assertion that his pro-Palestinian advocacy harms U.S. foreign policy interests, was…