BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention Khalil will likely stay at notorious ICE facility in Louisiana until at least March 17. Jason Paladino Mar 13 ∙ Guest post Rally for Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil outside United States Federal Court House in New York City on March 12, 2025. Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images. Mahmoud Khalil was finally able to speak with his legal team after a judge in the Southern District of New York ordered the Department of Homeland Security to allow a call of at least an hour. Prior to that, the Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestine organizer had no meaningful contact with his lawyers since Department of Homeland Security agents detained him and told him his green card had been revoked on Saturday night. Attorneys representing Khalil declined to give details of Wednesday night’s call, with another planned for Thursday. Following his detention on Saturday, Khalil—who was a lead negotiator o...