Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.

An activist who led Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University will remain detained in Louisiana following a brief Wednesday court hearing. Judge Jesse Furman said he would grant a request by Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers allowing them to have privileged phone calls with Khalil at least twice — today and tomorrow.

The Palestinian student activist at New York's Columbia University detained as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on some anti-Israel protesters has been moved to a federal jail for migrants in Louisiana to await deportation proceedings,

Immigration enforcement agents on Saturday arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a legal U.S. resident and Palestinian activist.

Agents told Mahmoud Khalil’s attorney that they were revoking Khalil’s green card. He is legally considered a permanent resident.

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a pro-Palestinian activist, involved in student protests at Columbia University, following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend.