The Trump administration lost in court again, after a judge ruled Wednesday that a detained Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist must be allowed to meet with his wife.
Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil had said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were not allowing him to meet with his wife and newborn son. Khalil missed his son's birth in April after being arrested by the Trump administration in March.
A federal court has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a detained Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist, must be allowed to meet with his wife.
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"Mahmoud Khalil's legal team says ICE & private prison contractor GEO Group are refusing to let him have a contact visit with his wife & newborn baby. They traveled over 1500 miles—hoping Mahmoud could see and hold them for the first time since his arrest over 10 weeks ago," reporter Prem Thakker posted to social media.
On Wednesday afternoon, wife, the judge said in a written ruling that Khalil must be allowed to meet with his lawyers and his wife before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Guardian reported.
Khalil was "forced to meet his month-old baby for the first time behind glass," his legal team said.
A graduation ceremony was held at Columbia University on Tuesday, where attendees booed and chanted "Free Mahmoud." The university’s acting president, Claire Shipman, was also heckled as she introduced the ceremony.
“I know that many of you feel some amount of frustration with me, and I know you feel it with the administration,” Shipman said, to more jeers, according to the Guardian. “And I know that we have a strong, strong tradition of free speech at this university. And I am always open to feedback, which I am getting right now.”
