Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate who is Palestinian, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security almost one week ago. Since then, Khalil, who is in the United States on a green card,

Palestinian protests at Columbia University will remain detained in Louisiana following a brief Wednesday court hearing.Judge Jesse Furman said he would grant a request by Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers allowing them to have privileged phone calls with Khalil at least twice — today and tomorrow.

Mahmoud Khalil is a green card holder who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and is now facing deportation by the Trump Administration. NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to one of his attorneys,

The White House sought real-time updates on the status of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after his arrest by Homeland Security agents who stonewalled his lawyers until he was on the way

Attorneys for the detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil released video footage of his arrest by ICE officers inside his university housing, as recorded by his wife who is eight months pregnant.