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Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident originally from Syria, faced deportation after he participated in pro-Palestinian protests in Columbia University last year.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who was released from ICE detention centre on Friday. (Reuters)
Columbia University protester and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre in Louisiana, United States, after spending more than three months since his arrest outside his apartment on Columbia’s campus, attorneys said.
Khalil, a legal US resident from Syria, faced deportation over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests last year. He was seen wearing a keffiyeh – a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance – and pumped his fists after walking out of the detention centre on Friday evening with one of his attorneys.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...
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First Published:News world Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Released After Spending 104 Days In US Detention Centre
