U.S. immigration authorities detained the leader of student protests in support of Palestinians at the prestigious Columbia University in New York, the student union reported on Sunday. Recently graduated from Columbia University, Palestinian Mahmoud Khalil was detained by agents of the Department of Homeland Security.
According to a statement from the community discussing that "agents of the Department of Homeland Security detained Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate." President Donald Trump promised to send foreign students "substandard" back across the border. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on platform X that "we are canceling visas or green cards (a type of residency permit)."
In the statement from the student union of the university, it is said that Mahmoud Khalil, one of the leaders of the protests organized at the university since spring 2024, was detained on Saturday.
