Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student, was arrested by ICE agents in a significant escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to deport student activists involved in protests against Israel. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his arrest, linking it to President Trump's executive orders against anti-Semitism. Khalil's role in protests, which were stated to align with Hamas, led authorities to claim he forfeited his rights as a permanent resident. The situation was aggravated as ICE threatened to arrest his pregnant American wife during the operation.
Khalil's arrest is the first publicly known deportation effort under Trump's promised crackdown on students who joined protests against the war in Gaza.
The administration has claimed participants forfeited their rights to remain in the country by supporting Hamas.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Khalil's arrest, describing it as being "in support of President Trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism."
As ICE agents arrived at Khalil's Manhattan residence Saturday night, they also threatened to arrest Khalil's wife, an American citizen who is eight months pregnant.
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