Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release

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Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release

Philip Marcelo

Associated Press Published: June 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM Tags: Politics , Donald Trump , Education , Noor Abdalla , Michael Farbiarz , Mahmoud Khalil , U.S. news FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted Shaffrey, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

NEW YORK – A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.

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