Palestinian activist arrested by ICE for green card issues

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student leader, was arrested by federal immigration agents on Saturday. His attorney stated that the agents claimed to be acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card. Khalil was taken from his university apartment and is now in an immigration detention facility in New Jersey. His attorney reported that the agents did not provide a clear reason for his detention, which follows increased scrutiny of Columbia University by the Trump administration. Columbia University officials stated that law enforcement must present a warrant to enter campus property but did not confirm if a warrant was issued for Khalil's arrest. Khalil was a prominent figure in pro-Palestinian protests at the university.