Watch: Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after 104 days in detention; vows to speak up for Palestine even if threatened with death

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family (Photo: AP) Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate and Columbia University graduate, was released after spending over three months in US immigration detention, reuniting with his wife and infant son. The 30-year-old legal US resident walked free from a Louisiana facility on Friday evening after a federal judge ruled […]

‘Can finally hug my wife, son…’: What Mahmoud Khalil said after walking free from detention after 104 days; watch video

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and outspoken pro-Palestinian activist, walked free on Friday after spending 104 days in the La Salle Detention Facility. The Syrian-born permanent US resident had been detained since March 8 following immigration charges levelled by the Trump administration, which alleged ties to Hamas.Upon his release, Khalil expressed relief […]

Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil case: Federal judge orders release of pro-Palestinian activist; freed after three months in detention

[ad_1] A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, from immigration detention after spending more than three months in custody. Khalil was detained in early March as the Trump administration sought to deport him over his alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian protests on campus.The decision was announced […]

Watch: First-known civilian detention in LA amid ICE protest turns out to be army veteran; says Marines treated him ‘very fairly’

[ad_1] Marcos Leao, center, walks past a checkpoint manned by Marines after he was briefly detained (Image credits: AP) Marines deployed by US President Donald Trump temporarily detained a civilian on Friday at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, the first known incident of its kind amid ongoing protests over ICE raids, the US […]

Gaza mission curbed: IDF intercepts, boards Greta Thunberg’s yacht; group calls detention ‘arbitrary’ and ‘unlawful’

[ad_1] (Source: freedomflotilla) A civilian vessel carrying Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other volunteers was intercepted by Israeli forces on Monday in international waters.According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which organised the mission, the ship Madleen was attacked at 3:02 am CET. The vessel was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in defiance […]

‘Never imagined detention in US’: Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil pleads for release; says arrest caused ‘irreparable harm’ to family, career

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil (File photo) Columbia University alumnus, currently facing deportation due to his pro-Palestinian activism, has detailed the significant “irreparable harm” due to his ongoing detention to his personal and professional life, while a federal judge considers his release.In court documents made public on Thursday, Mahmoud Khalil described how the “most immediate and visceral […]

US judge orders release of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri from immigration detention

[ad_1] An Indian academic, Badar Khan Suri, detained during the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students, has been ordered released by a federal judge in Virginia.The judge said his case raised serious constitutional concerns.Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, had been held in an immigration detention centre in Texas and is facing […]

Turkish Tufts student returns to Boston after ICE detention

[ad_1] A Turkish student from Tufts University in Massachusetts — released from a Louisiana immigration detention center, Friday — has returned to Boston and has vowed to continue her case in court.Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student, was held for more than six weeks after being arrested by immigration officers close to the university in March.Ozturk […]

Lawmakers who protested at Newark detention centre could be charged after ‘mob’ scene, says DHS

[ad_1] Lawmakers who protested at Newark detention centre could be charged after ‘mob’ scene, says DHS (Picture credit: AP) The department of homeland security (DHS) has launched an investigation into what it described as a violent altercation involving three Democratic lawmakers during a confrontation outside the newly opened Delaney Hall immigration detention centre in Newark, […]

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

[ad_1] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Image: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three members of Congress. Baraka, who has been protesting the center’s opening this week, was released around […]