Mahmoud Khalil stood on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Sunday afternoon and told a crowd of hundreds about the long weeks he spent in ICE detention following his arrest on March 8.
Khalil — a green card holder — had been in ICE custody more than three months after being detained in March for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestine protests, during which he served as a negotiator and spokesperson for the participants. A judge ordered his release on Friday, and he was reunited with his family the following day.
