Columbia Student Seized from Private Residence with No Warrant from Wife who is a US Citizen and 8 Months Pregnant

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

Yesterday, it was reported that ICE agents forced their way into the private residence of a graduate student from Columbia University, who is a permanent resident of the United States with a Green Card, and took him away from his wife, who is a U.S. Citizen and is 8 months pregnant.

According to reports, she too was threatened with arrest from ICE agents, even though she is a U.S. Citizen.

The man’s name is Mahmoud Khalil, and he was a prominent leader of the pro-Palestinian protests last year at Columbia University.

Khalil phoned his attorney, Amy E. Greer of Dratel & Lewis, when ICE arrived, and she later gave a report to the media about his arrest.

“Last night ICE agents wrongfully arrested Mahmoud Khalil, claiming his student visa was revoked – even though Mahmoud is legal permanent resident (green card) and not in the U.S. on a student visa,” Greer said.

“Confronted with that fact, the ICE agents detained him anyway.”

Greer said the firm filed a habeas corpus petition overnight on “Mahmoud’s behalf challenging the validity of his arrest and detention.”

“Currently, we do not know Mahmoud’s precise whereabouts. Initially, we were informed this morning that he had been transferred to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey,” Greer added.

“However, when his wife – a U.S. citizen who is eight months’ pregnant and was threatened with arrest as well by the ICE agents last night – tried to visit him there today, she was told he is not detained there.”

Greer added that the firm has received reports that Khalil may be transferred as far away as Louisiana.

“We will vigorously be pursuing Mahmoud’s rights in court, and will continue our efforts to right this terrible and inexcusable – and calculated – wrong committed against him,” Greer said. (Source.)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that they detained Khalil, and accused him of being a “Hamas supporter.”

Mahmoud Khalil is a Syrian national. If they deport him back to Syria, he will be going to a country that is now in total chaos, where thousands of innocent civilians have been slaughtered in the past few days.

And how ironic that just last week, it was published in the media that the U.S. and Israel are actually the ones supporting Hamas, and that the Trump Administration is currently holding direct talks with Hamas themselves.

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