At Columbia University's convocation, graduating students protested the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student leader. Despite warnings against interruptions, chants of "Free Mahmoud" echoed as interim president Claire Shipman addressed the ...

Khalil’s representatives said that ICE’s refusal stood in contrast to the agency’s directives encouraging contact visits and preserving parental rights.

A judge ordered the Trump administration to let Mr. Khalil meet with his wife and infant son before a hearing on his immigration case. It was unclear whether they would be separated by plexiglass.

Mahmoud Khalil's wife gave birth following his controversial arrest by federal agents in New York City on March 8.

ICE officials and a prison contractor refused to grant a contact visit between Mahmoud Khalil​ and his family, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

The judge in the case, Michael E. Farbiarz, has yet to weigh in fully on the issues of free speech and due process as Mr. Khalil passes the weeks in Jena, La.

The new video appears to show Mahoud Khalil cooperating with ICE agents before he was detained. His legal team claims the video contradicts the government’s argument that he was a flight risk.

NPR spoke with two international students about their decision to continue speaking out despite the government's aggressive effort to deport pro-Palestinian activists.