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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jake Offenhartz

BIZARRE: Mahmoud khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite objections from government - You Need To See This

Campus Protests Mahmoud Khalil - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time Thursday after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass barrier.

The visit came ahead of a scheduled immigration hearing for Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia University graduate who has been detained in a Louisiana jail since March 8.

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