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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

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Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Jena, Louisiana, on Friday evening after more than three months in custody.

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  1. KTSM 9 News

    Judge orders release of former Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and former pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University who has been detained for more than three months.&nbs…

  2. New York Post

    Federal judge will order Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention (opens New York Post)

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    Lawyers for the Columbia graduate had asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail from a Louisiana jail.

  3. Salon

    "Not a danger to the community": Judge order Mahmoud Khalil's release from detention (opens Salon)

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    “It is highly, highly unusual to be seeking detention ... given the factual record,” Judge Michael Farbiarz said

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the

  5. NPR

    Judge orders release of Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil (opens NPR)

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    Khalil will be released on bail while his case challenging his deportation orders plays out in the courts.

  6. CNN

    Judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil, pro-Palestinian activist at the center of long-running deportation fight (opens CNN)

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    Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been granted release from a Louisiana ICE detention center more than three months after he was arrested outside his apartment on Columbia University’s campus.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention center (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Khalil was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel's devastating war in Gaza.

  8. CNN

    Mahmoud Khalil speaks after being released from ICE detention center (opens CNN)

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    Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released on bail on Friday from a Louisiana ICE detention center, more than three months after he was arrested outside his apartment on Columbia University’s campus.

  9. Hot Air

    BREAKING: Judge Orders Khalil Released Awaiting Deportation Adjudication (opens Hot Air)

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    Federal judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil pending deportation. Controversial case amid student protests.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where he has been held since early March while the Trump administration sought to deport him over his role in pro-Palestinian…

  11. UPI

    Ex-Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE detention after judge's order (opens UPI)

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    Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil on Friday night was freed from federal detention in central Louisiana after a federal judge ordered his release.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The same judge had ruled earlier that the government can continue to detain the legal U.S. resident based on allegations that he lied on his green card application.

  13. Townhall

    Judge Orders Release of Columbia University 'Activist' Mahmoud Khalil (opens Townhall)

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    Federal judge orders release of Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.

  14. RedState

    Khalil Goes Free? Federal Judge Orders Release of Anti-Israel Activist (Updated) (opens RedState)

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    Federal Judge orders release of Khalil, an anti-Israel activist, from ICE detention amid legal battles.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Friday, a judge ordered Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil be freed from the immigration detention center where he's been held since March, Israel killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza including many who were trying to get food and a federal judge halted the Trump administ…

  16. Inside Higher Ed

    Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil to Be Released (opens Inside Higher Ed)

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    A federal judge ordered that Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and student protest leader who was detained by ICE agents in March, be released from a detention center in Louisiana. News outlets reported that he walked out of the detention center around 6:40 Central time Friday evening…

  17. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Jena, Louisiana, on Friday evening after more than three months in custody.

  18. Al Jazeera

    Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from detention (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released after three months in immigration detention.

  19. Breitbart News

    Judge Orders Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Be Released from ICE Custody (opens Breitbart News)

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    A federal judge issued a ruling that anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil be released from ICE custody, stating that he is not a flight risk.

  20. Fox News

    Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil released following judge's order (opens Fox News)

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    Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was freed from a Louisiana detention after judge challenged the government's detention of the pro-Palestinian activist facing deportation proceedings.

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