1 day ago · Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer from Louisiana jail after judge blocks his release Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on Khalil or Khaleel (Arabic: خليل) means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname. 3 days ago · A federal judge on Friday determined that Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist from Columbia University, will remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after the federal Khalil Amir Sharieff (born November 22, 1994) [1] is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Sacramento, California. At the age of 15, he was discovered by record executive Kawan Prather and signed to Island Def Jam in 2010. [2] 3 days ago · A federal judge presiding over Mahmoud Khalil’s case ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can continue to detain the Columbia University activist. 4 days ago · Mahmoud Khalil’s hopes of being freed on bond as he continues fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him were dashed Friday, despite a judge saying the government could no 3 days ago · A federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application. 4 days ago · The Trump administration, blocked by a judge from detaining Mahmoud Khalil on one set of legal grounds, has officially shifted to another as it fights to hold him in federal custody. Justice Apr 10, 2025 · When pressed for evidence about why activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by immigration authorities last month, the Department of Homeland Security shared a two-page memo from Secretary of State Khalil was detained Saturday night as he and his wife were returning to their Columbia University-owned apartment

in upper Manhattan by officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.