(CNN) — Prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana for now following ...

The Palestinian activist, a green card holder married to a US citizen, was seized by ICE agents Saturday in New York and taken to a private detention facility in Louisiana.

Mahmoud Khalil's arrest has sparked a massive controversy and an online debate, with critics calling it an attack on free speech and authoritarian overreach, while supporters argue it is justified.

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, is fighting deportation after ...