ICE arrests second person who allegedly participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia

The arrest follows the one made Saturday on Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student who last spring helped lead pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protestes at the New York city school.
Columbia University protest, New York City, April 18, 2024

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, according to a news report.

The arrest is being reported by the Associated Press and follows the one made Saturday on Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student who last spring helped lead pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests at the New York city school. Khalil is now being held at a deportation facility in Louisiana.