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On March 8, 2025, ICE arrested Mahmoud Khalil, an Algerian-Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University who had become widely-known for his role in New York's pro-Palestinian protests. He had a legal green card and his wife, Noor Abdalla, was expecting their first child. The case drew widespread attention, and his supporters filed a legal challenge asserting that his participation in the 2024 demonstrations and exercise of free speech had led to his detention. Khalil remained in custody in Louisiana and was denied leave to be present for his son Deen's birth in April. He was ultimately released by order of a federal judge on June 20, 2025, concluding a 104-day confinement.
Dr. Noor Abdalla comforts newborn Deen during an outburst.
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