“The deadline has come and gone and Mahmoud Khalil must be released immediately. Anything further is an attempt to prolong his unconstitutional, arbitrary, and cruel detention,” Khalil’s legal team sa...

The Trump administration is keeping Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil detained, despite a judge's Wednesday order for his release.

Khalil's lawyers said his arrest and attempted deportation violated his right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.