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Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, released after 104 days in detention
BY Tsehai Alfred and Camille Lurie June 21
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, be released on bail
BY Tsehai Alfred June 20
Updated June 20 at 5:15 p.m.
Federal government asserts authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil ‘on other grounds’ after federal judge rules he cannot be held under rare provision
BY Tsehai Alfred June 13
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Deadline for government to appeal Khalil release ruling passes, legal team says he ‘must be released immediately’
BY Tsehai Alfred June 13
Updated June 13 at 2:00 p.m.
One of the city’s largest landlords bought nearly an entire Morningside Heights block. Then the buildings began to crumble.
BY Tsehai Alfred and Jenny Ye May 16
NYPD confirms 78 arrests at Butler Library protest, all released from custody
BY Tsehai Alfred and Itzel Franco May 8
The New York Police Department arrested 78 protesters in response to a Wednesday pro-Palestinian demonstration in Butler Library, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Spectator Thursday morning.
‘Thoughtful, compassionate, intelligent’: Friends of Mohsen Mahdawi, GS ’25, speak against characterizations of him by the federal government
BY Tsehai Alfred April 17
As news of the March 8 arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, began to unfold nationwide, David Myers—a professor of Jewish history at the University of California, Los Angeles—reached out to another Palestinian activist on Columbia’s campus: his friend Mohsen Mahdawi, GS ’25.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, GS ’25, detained by ICE at naturalization appointment
BY Tsehai Alfred and Surina Venkat April 14
Updated April 14 at 11:39 p.m.
Louisiana judge rules deportation case against Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, can proceed
BY Tsehai Alfred and Surina Venkat April 11
Updated April 11 at 11:19 p.m.
Louisiana federal judge will rule to continue or terminate Khalil's deportation proceedings Friday
BY Surina Venkat and Tsehai Alfred April 9
In a Tuesday immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, a Louisiana immigration judge gave the federal government until 6 p.m. on Wednesday to provide evidence for its removal charges against Khalil, a lawful permanent resident with no criminal record.
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