Detained Columbia University graduate says he suffered ‘irreparable harms,’ pleads for release

A Columbia University graduate being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Louisiana has submitted a plea for his release as a federal judge weighs his decision in the case, Anadolu reports. Mahmoud Khalil, who was transferred from his home state of New York 1,400 miles (2,253 kilometers) away to Louisiana, made the official court filing on June 4 after the judge requested his reasons for release. His court filing was unsealed on Thursday. “The irreparable harms I have suffered—and continue to suffer … (are the) result of the government’s actions against me,” Khalil wrote. “These harms are wide-ranging: they include dignitary and reputational harm, personal and familial hardship, including constant fear for personal safety, continued […]