US Immigration Officials Detain Palestinian Activist Student

Mahmoud Khalil at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York on April 29, 2024.Photographer: Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By María Paula Mijares Torres

March 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM UTC

Updated on

March 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

A Palestinian student activist at Columbia University who led anti-Israel protests last spring was detained by immigration authorities at his home.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials entered the university-owned building in Manhattan on Saturday where Mahmoud Khalil lived and took him into custody, according to his attorney Amy Greer, the Associated Press reported.