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First on CNN: Congressional delegation visits Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk in Louisiana detention centers
A delegation of congressional members traveled to Louisiana Tuesday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa ...
Congressional Democrats travel to Louisiana to meet with Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk
Five Democrats traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to visit the ICE facilities where Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk have been ...
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gives birth while he remains in ICE custody in Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth Monday, while the Columbia grad student and Palestinian activist remains in ICE custody in ...
ICE rejected Mahmoud Khalil's request to attend the birth of his first child, wife says
Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, has been held in a detention center in Louisiana ...
DHS Says No Warrant Needed for Mahmoud Khalil, Cites Flight Risk Fears
The American Civil Liberties Union has contested the account of Khalil saying he'd leave, citing video of the arrest taken by ...
Dem congressional members visit Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk in ICE detention centers: ‘They want to go home’
Khalil, who recently completed graduate studies at Columbia University, and Öztürk, a Tufts University PhD student, have both ...
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denied him temporary release to attend the delivery
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and his wife welcomed their first child Monday, while the Columbia University graduate ...
Mahmoud Khalil misses first child's birth after ICE denies his release from detention
Emails show an official denied the request for student activist's release in less than an hour, after his wife went into ...
Mahmoud Khalil's wife gives birth after ICE denied his request to attend delivery
While a student at Columbia University, Khalil was part of a leadership group protesting the war in Gaza. He was detained by ...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Brings Family Separation into Focus
The detentions of Khalil and other activists highlight what experts describe as a pattern of using family separation as ...