'They want to make an example out of me': Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump admin. over arrest - CNN
“From the moment that I was detained, I knew that I would eventually prevail,” he said. “What I simply did is protesting a genocide.”
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil gestures next to his wife Dr. Noor Abdalla and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at Newark airport, a day after he was released from immigration custody, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS)