Court hearing on Columbia student's pro-Palestinian protests detainment

A federal court hearing is set for Wednesday in New York regarding the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student. He faces deportation due to his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested by immigration agents and moved to a detention center in Louisiana. His lawyers argue the government is retaliating against him for his speech and seek his return to New York. The government plans to argue that the case does not belong in the Southern District of New York. Khalil has not been charged with a crime, and his lawyers claim the deportation is unconstitutional.