"I think it would be very devastating for me and for him to meet his first child behind a glass screen," his wife, who is eight months pregnant, told Reuters.

The former Columbia University student has the First Amendment right to his political views, even if they're offensive

Palestinian activist and former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil, who played a significant role in the Gaza protests at Columbia last year, was arrested by federal immigration authorities.

A federal judge said Khalil will remain in the U.S. as the court weighs a challenge to his planned deportation, as President Donald Trump says his arrest will be the first of many.

Noor Abdalla, wife of detained Palestinian Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, says she thought her husband didn't have to worry about ICE.

The Trump administration says deportation can be a tool to combat antisemitism and terrorism. Critics see violations of free speech and immigrant rights.

When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. c

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest, following the arrest by US immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, in New York City, U.S., March 11,