Government asks court to move case over detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil out of New York
Columbia grad and Palestinian activist, who has a green card, was arrested on Saturday by immigration officialsA Manhattan federal court hearing on Wednesday morning over the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist and recent graduate of Columbia University, ended without a decision on whether he would be released from custody.Khalil, a permanent US resident with a green card, was arrested and taken into custody on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities at his university-owned apartment. His lawyer says that the authorities were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card. Continue reading...

Columbia grad and Palestinian activist, who has a green card, was arrested on Saturday by immigration officials
A Manhattan federal court hearing on Wednesday morning over the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist and recent graduate of Columbia University, ended without a decision on whether he would be released from custody.
Khalil, a permanent US resident with a green card, was arrested and taken into custody on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities at his university-owned apartment. His lawyer says that the authorities were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card. Continue reading...