On Saturday, Palestinian activist and former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested. It’s been reported that Khalil is a legal permanent resident but is currently being detained despite his status and no specific charges have been detailed. A judge has temporarily blocked Khalil’s deportation pending further action on his motion challenging his detention. Khalil was approached at his home by men who identified themselves as DHS officers who arrested him and threatened to arrest his eight-months-pregnant wife if she did not leave the area. Zeteo News posted a video his wife recorded of the arrest.
The DHS agents refused to give their names when asked.
His attorney, Amy Greer, told the Associated Press that one of the agents told her over the phone that they were following orders from the State Department to revoke Khalil’s student visa. When Greer told them that Khalil poss