Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student, was denied by ICE the opportunity to attend the birth of his son due to his detention for activism against Israel's actions in Gaza. His wife, Noor Abdalla, expressed her heartbreak over this decision, viewing it as a discriminatory measure by the immigration agency. Despite requesting temporary release with conditions, including monitoring, ICE rejected the plea shortly after it was made, sparking protests advocating for Khalil's rights and highlighting the broader implications for immigrant families.
I will continue to fight every day for Mahmoud to come home to us, Noor Abdalla said, shortly after giving birth.
ICE denied the request less than an hour after it was made.
Mahmoud remains unjustly detained in an ICE detention center over 1,000 miles away from his firstborn child.
A two-week furlough in this civil detention matter would be both reasonable and humane so that both parents can be present for the birth of their first child.
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