Mobile Phone Video shows the arrest of Columbia University Anti-Israeli activist Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration agents.
The two-minute clip shows various immigration agents who confront Khalil in the lobby of his university home and inform him that he is “being arrested” and orders him to stop resisting “.
“This is not necessary,” Khalil replies as he is placed in handcuffs. “I’m going with you. No problem.’
The video perspective comes from “his wife, who is 8 months pregnant”, the American citizen Noor Abdalla, one ACLU Social Media Post said.
Screenshot of Video from the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil on March 8, 2025. (The family of Mahmoud Khalil)
Khalil can be heard that she says that she has to ‘call Amy’, lawyer Amy Greer, while he is walking out of the building.
Khalil’s wife then presses the agents for more information, such as their names.
“We don’t give our names,” they say, adding that Khalil “was brought to the guardianship of immigration at 26 Federal Plaza.”
Abdalla received no answer when she asked which agency they worked for.
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Mahmoud Khalil tells his wife to call his lawyer, Amy, when he is arrested. (The family of Mahmoud Khalil)
The video was released by Khalil’s lawyers on the same day that the Ministry of Justice announced that the investigation did whether the university was hidden “Illegal Aliens” On the campus.
Khalil, a 30-year-old green card holder, was arrested on March 8 by immigration and customs enforcement officers (ICE).
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Noor Abdalla, tries to get more information as her husband is arrested by federal immigration agents. (The family of Mahmoud Khalil)
He is confronted with possible deportation about his alleged support for Hamas and has released a statement from the detention facility where he will be held this week.
In a letter Khalil, released by his lawyers on Tuesday, characterized his arrest as ‘indicative of anti-Palestinian racism’. He also blamed the government of Columbia, including former university President Minouche Shafik, who was criticized because he did not respond sufficiently to accusations of anti -Semitic behavior of activists on campus before finally resigned.
Mahmoud Khalil is said to have played an important role in the protests against Israel at Columbia University. (Ted Shaffrey, file)
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“My unjust detention is an indication of anti-Palestinian racism that both the Biden and Trump administrations have shown in the past 16 months because the US has continued to do Delivery Israel With weapons to kill the Palestinians and prevent international intervention, “wrote Khalil.” For decades, Anti-Palestinian racism has made efforts to expand American laws and practices that are used to violently suppress Palestinians, Arab Americans and other communities. That is precisely the reason why I am the target. “
Fox News’ Alec Schemmel and the Associated Press have contributed to this report.
