BOSTON (AP) — A federal bench trial begins Monday over a lawsuit that challenges a Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian ...

The case challenges the Trump administration’s targeting of noncitizen student activists for arrest and deportation on First ...

While the case deals specifically with noncitizens, it has implications for free speech for everyone in the US.

A bench trial challenging the administration's efforts to deport international scholars who express pro-Palestinian views got ...

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student picked up by the Trump administration in March, was released on bail Friday.

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist who was detained by ICE, told ABC News that he remains undeterred amid his fight with the Trump administration.

MAHMOUD KHALIL: Missing the birth of Deen, I believe that was the most tragic event that happened to me in my life. And last month, after so much pressure, they allowed me to hold him for an hour.

Khalil said to a crowd in New York City. “That’s what the administration has tried its best to portray me as someone who’s violent. Mahmoud Khalil is a human rights defender. Mahmoud Khalil is a ...

Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the U.S. Northeast after 104 days in custody for protesting against Israel and the war in Gaza ...

Mahmoud Khalil, center, reacts as he is greeted upon arriving at Newark International Airport, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth … ...