U.S. seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and recent Columbia University graduate, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana. His deportation is being pursued under a rarely used statute. Khalil, 30, is of Palestinian descent and is married to an American citizen who is eight months pregnant. He played a significant role in protests at Columbia against civilian casualties in Gaza. A federal judge in New York has temporarily halted Khalil's deportation while reviewing a legal challenge to his detention.