There were protests, arrests, the departure of the school’s president. Then, a new administration arrived in Washington.

Protests erupted across NYC after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a key organizer of Columbia University demonstrations, was arrested by ICE. Though a judge blocked Khalil’s deportation order, President Trump promised his arrest was “the first arrest of many to come.

An activist who led Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University will remain detained in Louisiana following a brief Wednesday court hearing. Judge Jesse Furman said he would grant a request by Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers allowing them to have privileged phone calls with Khalil at least twice — today and tomorrow.

Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana, multiple outlets reported. The big picture: U.S. District Judge Jesse M.

Mahmoud Khalil, a 29-year-old legal resident of the United States, was arrested and detained by federal agents Sunday, after his green card was revoked by the Trump administration.