Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family after more than 100 days of ice detention | Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil – Palestinian rights activist, Columbia University Federal immigration authorities hold U.S. residents and permanent residents of law for more than three months-reunited with their wife and baby son.

Khalil, the most eye-catching student Trump administration Arrived in New Jersey at around 1 p.m. Saturday – two hours later than his flight, first rescheduled to Philadelphia.

Khalil’s security supporters from Newark Airport smiled at his cheering supporters, his baby son pushing in a black stroller, his right fist lifted up, and Palestinian Keffiyeh draped over his shoulder. His wife, Noor Abdalla, accompanied him along with members of his legal team and Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

“If they threaten me to be detained, even if they kill me, I will still speak up for Palestine,” he said in a brief press conference after landing. “I just want to go back and continue the work I’m already doing, advocating for Palestinian rights, and it’s a speech that should be celebrated rather than punished.”

“This is not over yet and we will have to continue to support the case,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Personage based on political speech is wrong, which violates all our First Amendment rights, not just Mahmoud’s rights.”

this Trump administration Ocasio-Cortez, who represents part of the Bronx and Queens, added: “Knowing that they are launching a failed legal battle.”

Khalil has championed some of his supporters, many of whom also wear Keffiyehs to show solidarity with the cause of Palestinian.

Khalil was released from an immigration detention facility in Louisiana Friday night after a federal judge ruled that punishment for a person on civil immigration matters was unconstitutional and ordered the immediate release of bail.

Khalil was taken to Jena, Louisiana shortly after being captured by immigration and customs law enforcement officers (ICE) from Plaentes in the hall of his university residence in early March.

The 30-year-old has not been charged with crime and has been forced by the Trump administration to miss the birth of his first child, Dean. Khalil was allowed to briefly meet his wife and son early in June – only once. US green card holders are held by ICE for 104 days.

Federal Judge Michael Farbiarz of Newark, New Jersey, found that the government failed to provide evidence that graduates are risk or dangerous to the public when ordering Khalil to release it immediately. “[He] Fabiaz ruled that this is not a danger to the community.

The judge also ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish someone by detaining civil immigration matters.

Speaking at a reporter outside Jena Detention Sound, Khalil said: “Trump and his administration have chosen the wrong person for this. This does not mean there is no right person for this.

“No one is illegal – no one is illegal.” “Whatever this administration may try, justice will prevail.”

The Trump administration immediately filed an appeal notice. NBC Report.

As part of the conditional release, Harrier was ordered to surrender his passport and green card to ICE officials in Jena, Louisiana. The order also restricts Khalil’s trip to a handful of states, including New York and Michigan, court hearings in Louisiana and New Jersey, and lobbying in Washington, D.C. He must notify the Department of Homeland Security’s address within 48 hours of his arrival in New York.

Harrier’s detention was widely condemned as a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attack on rhetoric, ostensibly protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. His detention is the first A series of high-profile arrests Among international students, it has published about the Israeli siege of Gaza, its occupation of Palestinian territory and their university’s financial links with companies that profited from Israel’s military strikes.

Khalil’s release marks the latest setback in the Trump administration, which promises to approve deportation from pro-Palestinian international students, claiming there is no evidence to oppose the state of Israel’s voice.

In the case of Khalilly, several Jewish students and faculty members filed court documents with his support. Khalil is the main negotiator between the Jewish-led pro-Palestine campus protests in Colombia in 2024. On CNN’s appearance, he said: “The liberation of the Palestinian people is intertwined with the liberation of the Palestinian people and the Jews and goes out of their way, and it cannot be achieved without others.”

In addition to missing the birth of his son, Khalil also stayed at the graduation ceremony in Colombia from his family’s first Mother’s Day and Father’s Day when he was detained from March 8 to June 20.

Trump’s crackdown on free speech, pro-Palestinian activists and immigrants has sparked widespread protests and condemnation as ICE agents stepped up their actions to increase monthly deportations and in many cases deportations. success – avoid Due process.

Three other students were detained on similar reasons to Khalil – Badar Khan Suri and Mohsen Mahdawi – Previously released while his immigration case is pending. Others voluntarily leave the country after opening the deportation process against them. other She hid while fighting.

On Sunday, a rally to celebrate Khalil’s release – protesting the ongoing detention of thousands of other immigrants in the United States and untried Palestinians in Israel – will be held at 5.30 p.m. ET on the steps of St. John’s Cathedral in Upper Manhattan. Khalil is expected to address supporters along with his legal representative.

“The release of Mahmoud rekinds our determination to continue fighting until all of our prisoners are released – both in Palestine and the United States, until we see the end of the genocide and the siege Gazauntil we execute weapons on Israel. ” said Miriam Osman of the Palestinian Youth Movement.