For weeks, President Donald Trump and other federal officials have made it clear that they want to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States, because they do not like what he had to say as an organizer of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.

Detained Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil will stay locked up in a Louisiana ICE facility for now — as a New Jersey judge refused to consider freeing him on bail during a hearing Friday.

Judge Jesse Furman denied the Trump administration’s request to throw out Khalil’s case, as the permanent resident—a leader in Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests—argues he was unlawfully arrested and detained for voicing pro-Palestinian views.

Mahmoud Khalil is not the first political prisoner in America. Under Trump's bias and policies, he will not be the last.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who has been under federal detention for more than a week, said he was targeted for his activism — and as part of the Trump administration's "broader strategy to suppress dissent.

More than 500 Harvard alumni signed an open letter to President Garber urging the University to make a public statement committing to protect free speech and maintain its independence.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil of hiding info on his green card application, in their latest bid to deport the Columbia University graduate.

In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Boston Tuesday morning, the professor associations, including at Harvard, argue the government's policies have chilled speech at higher education institutions across the country.