Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, was detained without a warrant on March 8 after returning from an Iftar meal. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed exigent circumstances justified the warrantless arrest, citing concerns about flight risk, despite Khalil reportedly cooperating with officers. Khalil, now in immigration detention in Louisiana, has filed for asylum following a ruling allowing his deportation, while his legal team argues the arrest was unlawful and lacked the necessary warrant.
