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Mar 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM EDT

Mahmoud Khalil Deportation Hearing Live: Columbia Activist to Remain in ICE Custody

By Amanda Castro and Hannah Parry

Mahmoud Khalil will remain in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana after procedural hearing in New York.

The Columbia University graduate was arrested at his New York home on Saturday, and his green card was revoked, over his role in the campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war in 2024.

Federal judge Jesse Furman ruled today to block any deportation efforts until Khalil's attorneys and the federal government appear in court.

What to Know:

In court on Wednesday, Furman ordered Khalil be allowed at least one private call today and tomorrow with his lawyers who said they have not been able to speak to him since his arrest.

Khalil's attorneys had petitioned for his release today, arguing that his actions were protected under the First Amendment and that he is being targeted for his speech.

A protest erupted outside the New York courthouse Wednesday after he was remanded in the ICE facility.

The government is seeking to revoke Kahlil's student visa and green card due to his participation in anti-Israel protests and they have accused him of making statements in support of Hamas. He has not been publicly accused of providing any material support to the group.

The White House has warned that more deportations of individuals with alleged ties to terrorism could follow.

Stay with Newsweek for the latest.

05:05 PM EDT

Columbia journalism students told: Don't publish stories on Gaza or Ukraine if you're not a citizen

Administrators at Columbia University has warned students and faculty at its journalism school not to publish stories on Gaza or Ukraine if they're not U.S. citizens after Mahmoud Khalil was detained over his involvement in protests against the war in Gaza, the New York Times reports.

"Nobody can protect you," said the journalism school's dean, Jelani Cobb. "These are dangerous times."

Adjunct professor and attorney Stuart Karle urged non-U.S. citizens at the journalism school not to cover Gaza, Ukraine and or even protests related to their former classmate's arrest for fear they could also be detained and deported.

"If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East," he added.

02:22 PM EDT

ICE arrests over 32,000 migrants since Trump's inauguration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 32,000 migrants living in the country without legal status since January 21, the day after Trump took office, according to Department of Homeland Security officials.

The arrests include individuals taken into custody through ICE operations, the Criminal Alien Program, and the 287(g) partnership program, a senior ICE official said.

In the first 50 days of the Trump administration, ICE reported arresting over 14,000 convicted criminals, 9,800 migrants with pending criminal charges, 1,155 suspected gang members, and 44 foreign fugitives.

An additional 8,718 arrests were categorized as "immigration violators."

https://www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-trump-ice-deportation-live-updates-2043520#live-blog-48820

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