Pro-Palestinian student protester detained by US immigration officials, says lawyer

Mahmoud Khalil was at his college accommodation when immigration officials detained him, says his attorney.

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Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, was lead student negotiator for the encampment at the campus on the west side of Manhattan.

His attorney, Amy Greer, told the BBC that Mr Khalil was inside his university-owned home when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took him into custody on Saturday.

Columbia was the epicentre last year of pro-Palestinian student protests nationwide against the war in Gaza and US support for Israel.

The BBC contacted the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State and Columbia University on Sunday for comment.

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