The Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident who has been in immigration custody since March, got to hold his newborn for the first time Thursday at the Louisiana detention center where he is being held,

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been allowed to hold his 1-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been targeted for deportation for leading protests at Columbia University, is set to appear in immigration court.

Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to hold his newborn child for the first time on Thursday ahead of his next

(CNN) — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Thursday denied a request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings after his attorneys argued that he was arrested illegally and without a warrant over two months ago.

Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team on Monday released new footage of the minutes leading up to his arrest that they say contradicts the government’s argument that he was a flight risk.