ICE argues warrantless arrest of Mahmoud Khalil was legal

CriminaldefenseattorneyAndrewCherkaskyontheKarenReadtrial,theMahmoudKhalildeportationcaseandtheSupremeCourtappearingtosupportpoliciesrestrictingLGBTQ+booksforchildreninpublicschools. Federalimmigrationagentsdidnothaveawarrantwhentheyarrestedanti-IsraelprotesterMahmoudKhalillastmonthanddefendedtheiractionsinnewcourtdocuments,sayingthearrestwaslegal.  Khalil,oneoftheringleadersof anti-Israelprotests atColumbiaUniversitylastyearwhotheTrumpadministrationistryingtodeport,wasarrestedaboutsixweeksagofromhisuniversity-ownedapartmentinNewYorkCitywith HomelandSecurityInvestigations(HSI),whichispartofImmigrationsandCustomsEnforcement(ICE),tellinghimtheywererevokinghisgreencardandstudentvisa,accordingtoKhalil’sattorney,AmyGreer. HewasthentakentoaLouisianadetentioncenter. DocumentsenteredinaNewJerseycourtonThursdayrevealalawyerforHomelandSecuritywrotethatwhenagentsconfrontedKhalilonMarch8andaskedhimtocooperatewhiletheytriedtoverifyh