House Democratic Lawmakers reacted to the detention of anti-Israel activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, as he could potentially be deported, including calling for him to be released.

The social studied assignment allegedly portrayed the Columbia University graduate student as a "terrorism supporter."

The Trump administration – after accusing Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil of being a Hamas sympathizer without providing evidence – now says Khalil’s deportation is justified because he did not reveal connections to two organizations in his application to become a permanent US resident,

The families of Israeli hostages are suing Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia University protest organizers for allegedly running Hamas' "propaganda arm" on campus.

The families of those kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack have filed a lawsuit against detained Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil and several student groups for

He remains in detention in Louisiana as his attorneys fight his detention and the Trump administration argues he "led activities aligned to Hamas."

Lawyers for a Columbia University graduate student who has become the face of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on campus protests against Israel are expected to appear before a judge in Newark, New Jersey.

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist being held in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, are fighting to have the case heard in New Jersey.

The feds have lodged new accusations against Mahmoud Khalil, including that he hid his ties to certain activist organizations on an immigration application, court papers show.

A federal court in Newark will determine whether the United States can deport Mahmoud Khalil in what could be a landmark case on civil rights.

Trump's administration argued that Khalil's First Amendment claims are a "red herring " and that there's "an independent basis to justify removal sufficient to foreclose Khalil’s constitutional claim here.

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student facing deportation for pro-Palestinian activism, will be in New Jersey court today. Follow Newsweek's live blog.