A U.S. judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing over a Columbia University student’s challenge to his arrest by immigration authorities, a case that has become a flashpoint of the Trump administration’s pledge to deport pro-Palestine college activists. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman is due to hear from lawyers for student activist Mahmoud Khalil, 29,…
The Trump administration invoked an obscure legal statute over the weekend in an attempt to deport a recent Columbia University graduate and lawful permanent resident of the United States who helped lead campus protests against Israel last year, people with knowledge of the action said on Monday. Mahmoud Khalil, 30, who graduated in December from…
Federal immigration authorities on Saturday arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who played a significant role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York. Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, had been involved in major protests against Israel on the university campus. Several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered Khalil’s university-owned apartment Saturday night…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, where they discussed President Trump’s insistent proposals for the United States to seize the devastated Gaza Strip and force out its Palestinian residents, among other matters. The trip is Mr. Rubio’s first to the region as secretary of…
For years, the Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in stipends to the families of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israel — including those involved in violent attacks. The United States and Israel have long condemned the payments and pressured the Palestinian Authority to end them….