Columbia University students chained themselves to a gate to protest the detention of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. They also demanded names of trustees who gave Khalil’s name to ICE.

A group of Columbia University students on Wednesday chained themselves to campus gates to protest the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Demonstrators at Columbia University continuing to protest ICE’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil briefly chained themselves to a campus gate on Wednesday afternoon. Eight protesters used bike locks to shackle themselves to the wrought-iron gates of St.

The case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey after a judge denied a government motion to have the case transferred to Louisiana where the Columbia graduate student remains in federal custody since his arrest last month.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.

A case challenging the Trump administration's attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate, will be heard in federal court in New Jersey.