Over 100 protestors walked across the UCLA campus, marching from Royce Quad to Murphy Hall, chanting, ‘Free Mahmoud Khalid now.’

A rush hour rally drew dozens of people in Hartford Wednesday evening in support of the pro-Palestinian activist who is being threatened with deportation by the Trump administration. Mahmoud Khalil helped lead protests at Columbia University last year over the Israel-Hamas war.

Police said they arrested 98 people, marching under the banner of the group called Jewish Voice for Peace, for crimes including trespassing. The group, which caught security and police off guard, chanted 'fight Nazis,

Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, was instrumental in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University that began in April 2024. Khalil's wife, a US citizen who is eight months pregnant, also received threats from the ICE, according to Khalil's attorney.

Activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in New York by federal immigration authorities, who claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card. Shardaa Gray reports.

Mahmoud Khalil's pregnant wife detailed her husband's arrest in a statement released by their lawyers on Tuesday.

The Trump administration recently dispatched federal agents to the home of Mahmoud Khalil, arresting him not because he’s undocumented or has committed any crime but seemingly solely because he partook in pro-Palestinian protests.