Court orders anti-Israel Columbia activist facing deportation to remain in detention

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/columbia-activist-facing-deportation-to-remain-in-detention-after-1st-court-hearing/

Hundreds protest in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside New York court amid furious backlash against Trump administration crackdown

Khalil has not been charged with a crime. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that Khalil was detained for deportation due to support for the Hamas terror group. Khalil attended a protest last week at Barnard College, a Columbia affiliate, during which activists handed out pamphlets from the “Hamas media office.”