Mahmoud Khalil has sued the Trump administration for $20 million after spending months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. The pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University ...

The claim alleges Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.

Immigration agents arrested the pro-Palestinian activist and legal U.S. permanent resident, who said he was being punished for political speech.

Khalil is a key target in the White House’s efforts to overthrow the United States Constitution and establish a presidential dictatorship.

Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, spoke to MSNBC about the effect the Palestinian activist's ICE detainment has had on their family.

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil exited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana on Friday night, after a federal judge ordered his release while his ...

Noor Abdalla leaves a court hearing for her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, in Newark, New Jersey, on March 28, 2025. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images ...

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil joins The Weekend: Primetime alongside his wife Dr. Noor Abdalla in an exclusive interview following his release from immigration detention. In a preview ...

JENA, La. (AP) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on ...

Mahmoud Khalil, center, reacts alongside his wife, Noor Abdalla, right, upon arriving at Newark International Airport , Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...