Over Boos, Columbia President Notes Mahmoud Khalil's Absence at Graduation

Video - Since October 2023, Columbia University has been at the heart of pro-Palestine protests. At the graduation ceremony, students requested the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student arrested last March.

Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil set to appear before immigration judge in Louisiana

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is scheduled to appear Thursday before a Louisiana immigration judge, who previously ruled that he could be legally deported.

Graduation speaker recognizes activist

NEW YORK — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma this week but is instead in a Louisiana jail facing deportation for…

Graduates Boo Columbia President At Commencement While Noting Mahmoud Khalil's Absence

Instead of attending commencement, the graduate student is fighting ICE detention and deportation in Louisiana for his pro-Palestinian activism on campus.

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Students chant 'Free Mahmoud' at Columbia University graduation

There was one notable -- and loudly noted -- absence on Wednesday at Columbia University's graduation ceremony: detained pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil.