Worrell said it would allow the processing of only certain non-arrest cases in order to help reduce a major backlog.

Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time Thursday after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the ...

Columbia University's acting president Claire Shipman speaks during Columbia University commencement ceremony on Columbia's main campus, in Manhattan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in New York. (AP ...

Khalil's lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, accusing the Trump administration of trying to crack down on free speech.

Palestinian activist and former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested on campus on March 8, 2025.