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Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys and DOJ spar over whether a warrant was needed to arrest him, court documents reveal

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By Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the Department of Justice said federal agents did not have an arrest warrant when they took Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil into custody because the agents believed he was a flight risk before they could obtain a warrant, acc…

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    Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys and DOJ spar over whether a warrant was needed to arrest him, court documents reveal (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the Department of Justice said federal agents did not have an arrest warrant when they took Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil into custody because the agents believed he was a flight risk before they could obtain a warrant, acc…

  2. Fox News

    ICE argues warrantless arrest of Mahmoud Khalil was legal (opens Fox News)

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    Federal immigration agents did not have a warrant when they arrested anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil last month and have defended their actions in new court documents, saying the arrest was legal.

  3. New York Post

    Trump admin says no warrant was needed to arrest Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil because they feared he’d flee (opens New York Post)

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    New documents entered in a New Jersey court on Thursday show that the federal government defended its warrantless arrest of Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    ICE did not have warrant when agents detained Mahmoud Khalil: Court filing (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Government lawyers say officers did not have a warrant for Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil's arrest when they took him into custody, according to ...

  5. The Hill

    ICE arrested Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant, court documents show (opens The Hill)

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    Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did not have a warrant when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil, according to court documents — but they argue the arrest was still legal.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Trump administration didn’t have arrest warrant for Mahmoud Khalil, citing ‘flight risk’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Department of Homeland Security defended the warrantless arrest by saying it feared Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident, would flee.

  7. NBC News

    Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was detained without an arrest warrant, Trump administration says (opens NBC News)

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    Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student who faces deportation, was detained without an arrest warrant last month, according to court documents released Thursday.

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