Khalil’s representatives said that ICE’s refusal stood in contrast to the agency’s directives encouraging contact visits and preserving parental rights.

ICE officials and private prison contractor GEO Group have denied a request from detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil and his family for a contact visit, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

ICE officials and a prison contractor refused to grant a contact visit between Mahmoud Khalil​ and his family, the American Civil Liberties Union said.