Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be released by Friday on $1 bond
Khalil was the first leader of last year’s pro-Palestinian student protests to be arrested under the Trump administration’s push to deport non-citizens who they said fueled antisemitism on campuses.
Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from ICE detention on March 12, 2025. (photo credit: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
