Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by U.S. immigration agents in March, met his month-old son for the first time on Thursday before an immigration hearing,

The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech Wednesday that drew loud boos and chants of “free Palestine” from graduating students.

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident detained by immigration authorities since March, is due to appear at a pivotal immigration hearing Thursday that could determine his future in the United States.

Lawyers seek release of Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, arguing that his arrest was illegal. He was back in court.

The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, caught up in Trump’s crackdown on foreign students.

Instead of attending commencement, the graduate student is fighting ICE detention and deportation in Louisiana for his pro-Palestinian activism on campus.

Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging arrested ex-grad student Mahmoud Khalil at the Ivy League school’s chaotic

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

The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech Wednesday that drew loud boos and chants of “free Palestine” from graduating students.