khalil telling the a.p. allegations against him are mostly social media posts that i had nothing to do with. columbia university saying it's committed to following the law and to the freedom of speech. khalil's lawyer is challenging his detainment. lester. >> emilie ikeda, thank you. >>> new videos of explosions off the coast of england. the uk coast guard said this fuel tanker and cargo vessel collided off the british coast of the north sea. setting both ships on fire and sending black smoke into the air. a defense official tells nbc news that the ship was carrying fuel that was to be used by the u.s. navy. >>> up next, a former facebook employee speaking out tonight. her warning about what she says is a growth at all costs approach. could look like with vyvgart hytrulo, a subcutaneous injection that takes about 30 to 90 seconds. for one thing, could it mean more time for you? vyvgart hytrulo can improve daily abilities and reduce muscle weakness with a treatment plan that's personalized to you. do not use

here's what khalil's attorney said. "it follows the u.s. government open repression of political speech targeting students at columbia for criticism of israel's assault on gaza. u.s. government has made clear they will use immigration enforcement as a tool to depress that speech." and support of president trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-semitism and in coordination with the department of state, u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement arrested will not khalil, committed to enforcing president trump's executive orders and protecting u.s. national security. the idea that he was giving -- i am not going to say he ate a comfort to a terrorist organization, hamas, does that throw this to a different level than your normal immigration case might? >> undeniably. they also invoked hezbollah as well, and as i referenced earlier, under the green card rule, security is grounds for revocation. i am invoking those two groups as well as the violence on campus, and the espousing of the destruction of western civilization, this takes the entire

now, khalil was arrested on saturday. he was initially taken to a detention facility in elizabeth, new jersey, but we have since confirmed that he was actually transferred to another detention facility in louisiana, something that lawyers say immigration authorities usually do in order to put defendants far away from their legal resources and their families. so we've confirmed that khalil is now in that louisiana facility. all of this sending a chill through the student activist community, not just here in new york city, where students are protesting at this hour, but across other college campuses in the country where many of these protests took place last year, many of those students are wondering if they are going to be more arrests. as you mentioned, trump taking to social media earlier today to say that this is only the first of many more arrests. jake. >> all right. gloria pazmino in new york, thanks so much. republican senator john kennedy of louisiana joins us now. and senator kennedy, i asked the white house why w

a source is telling cnn that khalil is now at a detention center in louisiana. he was first taken to a facility in new jersey. president trump posted that khalil is, quote, a radical foreign pro-hamas student on the campus of columbia university. trump goes on to say, quote, this is the first arrest of many to come. we know there are more students at columbia and other universities across the country who have engaged in pro, anti-semitic, anti-american activity. and the trump administration will not tolerate it. many are not students. they are paid agitators. let's discuss with donna lieberman, the executive director of the new york civil liberties union. donna, thank you so much for being with us. dhs, via social media, is accusing khalil of having led activities aligned to hamas. do you know what that is in reference to? >> well, i know what it's in reference to, but it's totally wrong. and it's an attempt to justify what is really a mccarthyite attack on free speech. this is a targeted attack on mr. khalil because he opposes, the politics of the trump adminis

his name is mahmoud khalil.s a well-known activist who helped lead last year's demonstrations at columbia university, from where he recently graduated. i.c.e. arrested khalil over the weekend, and his attorney says the officer cited a state department order and said they would revoke his green card. in a social media post, homeland security officials accused khalil of leading, quote, activities aligned to hamas. cnn's gloria pazmino is following this case. gloria, what more is the president saying about why he was arrested? well, so. >> far, brianna, from. >> the information we have gathered, it looks like this is one of the first actions that the trump administration is taking after the president promised to deport international students who had participated in many of the protests against the israel-gaza war last year. as you know, many of those protests took place here in new york city. columbia became sort of the epicenter of the activity, along with several other campuses across the nation. the president ju

. >> release mahmoud khalil now. >> reporter: as a columbia university graduate student he helped leadestinian protests and organized encampments that tack over the campus last spring. he was arrested saturday at a his housing apartment. he is currently held 1,000 miles away at a detention facility in louisiana. the feds say he was detained in support of president trump's executive order prohibiting anti-semitism and because he led activities aligned with hamas, a designated terrorist organizations. his lawyers call it open oppression. >> his speech is absolutely protected by the constitution and it should be chilling to everyone that the united states government could punish or try to deport someone because they disapprove of the speech they're engaged in. >> reporter: khalil's attorney telling abc news authorities told him his student visa was being revoked. but he is a green card holder, a permanent resident and his american wife is eight-months pregnant. the white house posting this image, president trump writing, this is the first arrest of many to come. >> we have to fight now. >

over the weekend, columbia university graduate mahmoud khalil was arrested and faces deportation.green card holder for the trump administration says the arrest stems from his involvement in pro-palestinian protests at the school last year. the department of homeland security says his arrest as a result of mr. trump's executive order prohibiting anti-semitism, president trump says it is the first of many common. i'm joined by it cbs's lilia luciano. tell me about what khalil did with respect to these protests at what he's been charged with. >> reporter: that's a great question. what the department of homeland security has expressed is that they are following an executive order that bans anti-semitism. what secretary of state rubio has said is that this is one example of other people who could lose their visas and their green cards. what i have seen online even from those who had criticized his activities are expressions against the war, pro-palestinian protests, he's somebody who students told me today and faculty members was kind of a negotiator between students and leaving the pr

khalil's attorney says they are unaware of his whereabouts right now. hallie?la bernal, thank you. >>> to politics and the clock now ticking for congress to avoid a government shutdown soon. republicans revealing their new plan to keep things up and running, but it's not clear if they are the votes to pass it. here is yamiche alcindor. >> reporter: tonight, the countdown to a potential government shutdown son as a friday night deadline looms large. house speaker mike johnson unveiling a new bill that would fund the government through the end of september. but it's not clear whether johnson has the votes to pass it, with some republicans already criticizing the legislation. >> the cr is terrible on defense and the border. >> reporter: the so-called clean continuing resolution does include an increase in defense spending while reducing nondefense spending. president trump urging his party to support the bill, writing online, "all republicans should vote please, yes, next week." and the republicans control the house and the senate. the slim majority in the house m

however, his attorney says khalil is a legal permanent resident with a green card.ema ellis in new york city. what was the justification for detaining this man? >> apparently what you just said. and they said that they were revoking his green card. and apparently it is on the word from homeland security, i should say the secretary of state. and as requested by president trump. and before i get to that, i want to just mention to you that you see a lot of activity behind me at the entrance to columbia university's campus. and there's a small group of community people who are protesting in line with what you're talking about. we're going to see more protests later on this afternoon. i should mention to you that according to the attorney for khalil, his wife said that her husband has a permanent status as well as a green card. and according to the attorney, they were told that that was being revoked to the. we also know that a statement was put out about him in terms of his arrest. and it goes and this is from the department of homeland security. it says essentially tha

agents arresting protest leader mahmoud khalil.green card. a columbia graduate and reporter and assistant editor for the free press. so good to see you in person. his attorney says isis arrest the attention of mahmoud follows the u.s. government open repression of student activism and political speech, specifically targeting students at columbia for criticism of israel's assault on gaza. that is his attorney. how do you see it? >> thank you so much for having me. listen, this is someone who has been the engine behind so much of the violence that we have seen on campus since octo october seventh. no one is telling khalil or students like him they can't peacefully protest, or even say things we disagree with. what is happening is violence, it is harassment, it is trespassing and causing thousands of dollars in property damage, and sending public safety officers to the hospital. we are not talking about free speech anymore, we are talking about crimes. >> bill: you graduated from columbia, so you're very familiar with this. the head o

khalil broke any laws while at columbia., crowds gathered in new york city to protest his arrest. for more on this, we're joined again by abed ayoub. he's the national director for the american arab anti-discrimination committee . so good to have you back on the program. we should say that a judge has ordered that mr. khalil cannot be deported until further court proceedings play out, and a hearing about his arrest is scheduled for later this week. when you first heard about this seizure by immigration officials, what was your reaction? >> thank you for having me on. the initial reaction was one of deep concern and disappointment. concern not just for mahmoud, but concern for this country, that we are going down a path where speech and expression is being criminalized. this should be alarming for all americans, not only those standing up for palestinian rights. this is an alarming happening right now in this country. william: the president today on truth social wrote that ice apprehended mr. khalil because he is, quote, a ra

now, here's what we know about khalil. as you said, he led student protests last year on the campus of columbia university. he was one of the negotiators with the university, and he was at the center of this movement, which was centered at columbia university. in response to the israel-gaza war. now, since then, he has graduated, and he was arrested on saturday night by immigration authorities at his apartment. now, we know all of these details from his attorney, miss green. now his wife, who was who is eight months pregnant, was present during the arrest. and she tells us that when they came to arrest him, they said that they were revoking his student visa. they said, no, no, he doesn't have a visa. he has a green card. and officials apparently responded by saying that that was being revoked too. so there's a little bit of mystery going on here in terms of what happens next. what, if anything, he's been charged with and whether or not he is going to be released. a lot of outcry so far from student activists and members on

khalil could be accused of engaging in a host of both state and federal criminal activities, ranging from riot to various hate crimes. >> khalil's case will go before an immigration judge who will determine his fate going forward. homeland security is now performing polygraph tests on department employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations. the lie detector tests have reportedly been taking place for about three weeks. border czar tom homan and homeland security secretary kristi noem have blamed lower than expected ice arrests on recent leaks, revealing the cities where ice operations are planned. in a video posted on x, noem said they've already identified a few of the alleged leakers. >> we have identified two leakers of information here at the department of homeland security who have been telling individuals about our operations and putting law enforcement lives in jeopardy. we plan to prosecute these two individuals and hold them accountable for what they've done. >> it's not clear if those two employees. noem referred to have

the government agents told khalil's lawyer that they were executing a state department order to revoke his visa, his student visa. and there is some new reporting tonight that mahmoud's attorney does not even know where he has been taken. they were first told that he was sent to an ice facility in new jersey, but are now being told he may have been sent as far away as louisiana. and this comes just days after trump, at least one of the times that he had vowed to deport foreign students and imprison so-called agitators, or pro-hamas radical, involved in protests against israel's onslaught on gaza and two canceled $400 million in grants for columbia university. now, let's look back at the political climate that actually brought us here in the fall of 2023. you may recall, protests erupted across universities in america in response to israel's bombardment of gaza following hamas terror attack on october 7th. these protests were largely peaceful and diverse, but they were falsely labeled as pro-hamas and as widespread attacks on the safety of jewish students, even as significant numbers of

mahmoud khalil helped lead the demonstrations last year.recently completed his graduate studies and was at his university owned apartment on saturday when he was arrested. his lawyers called this a violation of his rights, but critics say foreign student protesters forfeited their rights to stay in the country by supporting hamas, a terror organization. >> he has a first amendment right to speech, even if that speech is offensive. certainly, mr. khalil could be accused of engaging in a host of both state and federal criminal activities, ranging from riot to various hate crimes. >> carlyle's case will go before an immigration judge who will decide his fate going forward. it's now 756. israeli officials say a delegation is expected to visit qatar today to advance the peace and hostage negotiations. on friday, a hamas delegation arrived in cairo, egypt, pushing for a potential second phase of that ceasefire deal. the first phase ended ten days ago. now israel wants to extend the original deal, exchanging the rest of the israeli hostages for pa

last summer, khalil was a lead negotiator for the student agitators. demonstrations "a gift for the campus" and demand the school cut all ties with israel. >> are you guys going to listen to the university and leave the encampment? >> of course not! the university should listen to us in the student body to maintain to end investment in the war happening in palestine. i would argue him regarding the investment from israeli occupation back companies are profiting in contributing to the of our people. again, the university once again, they are so stubborn and listening to their students. >> emily: kayleigh, this on the heels of the administration announcing friday cutting $400 million to the campus because of failure to squash and close anti-semitic protests. i think as well not to the spies have many americans who didn't realize how many federal funds these universities were accepting in addition to such astronomically high tuition. we have been covering anti-semitism rampant on the campuses. >> kayleigh: thank god we have an administration that stands w

mahmoud khalil recently completed his graduate studies and was at his university owned apartment whens taken into custody yesterday. khalil's attorney says he's a permanent resident with a green card, and the arrest will face a vigorous challenge in court. a spokesperson for the department of homeland security described the arrest as being in support of president trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-semitism in the middle east. israel said it's cut off the electricity supply to gaza, affecting, among other things, a desalination plant producing drinking water. this comes after israel cut off all supplies of goods and humanitarian aid to the area last week. >> israel says it will send a delegation to qatar tomorrow in the hopes of preventing advancing the next stage of cease fire negotiations in gaza. fox's alex hogan reports on the latest developments from tel aviv. >> adam boehler, the trump administration hostage envoy, spoke to shannon bream today on fox news sunday about the u.s. hamas negotiations efforts to broker a permanent cease fire, but said the first focus is to secur

one of the agents said they were executing a state department order to revoke khalil's student visa. when the attorney told them he had graduated in december and was in the u.s. as a permanent resident with a green card. they said they were revoking that too. this comes as president trump has vowed to deport foreign students and imprison so-called agitators involved in, quote, illegal protests. the trump administration has also cut $400 million in grants and contracts from columbia university, saying the school has failed to crack down on antisemitism on campus. u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, known as ice, now has a new acting director. on sunday, homeland security secretary kristi noem announced todd lyons would be taking on the role. it comes as trump administration officials have expressed frustration over the pace of deportations of undocumented migrants. a cnn analysis of data from donald trump's first month in office shows the number of deportation flights so far is similar to those carried out by the biden administration. well, meanwhile, kristi noem says her depart

mahmoud khalil's attorney says he was arrested yesterday at his university apartment. the attorney said the agents claimed they were acting on state department orders to revoke his student visa and green card. it comes after the trump administration cut $400 million in federal funding for columbia because of what the government describes as the school's failure to stop anti-semitism on campus. >>> the feds are starting to look into the price of eggs and whether the bird flu is solely to blame. we'll have more on that in "moneywatch." but not all poultry farms are suffering as kati weis found during a visit to a farm in alabama. >>> 900 laying here, 700 -- >> reporter: this northern alabama farm has been in keith's family for five generations. his business is booming because he has eggs, a commodity many farms can't produce. >> never had this many phone calls. >> reporter: last year he had to kill his flock after they got sick with a bacterial infection. >> symptoms near the avian flu. had to kill the flock and start over. >> reporter: because his birds weren't infected

. >> and mahmoud khalil, who was a former student at columbia university, a former. >> grad student.is someone. >> who had a green card. >> and according. >> to his lawyers. >> after the arrest. >> when the attorney informed. >> ice that he had this green card. >> i said. >> then that. >> they would revoke. >> it. >> and that. >> ice went. >> and did. >> this arrest because of. >> an. order by the state department. >> it seems. >> that they were. >> trying to target. >> anyone. >> who was. part of these protests at columbia that were pro-hamas. >> or. >> anti-israel and. >> trying to go after students. >> like that. >> in part because this is something that trump campaigned on. and also they're trying to find out anyone who would. >> cross over. >> and also be someone. >> who's not a. >> u.s. citizen. >> we understand. >> now. >> that he is in. detention in louisiana. he has a wife who is. >> eight months pregnant. >> and according. >> to the. >> attorney. >> ice tried to detain. >> her. >> although we. >> haven't been. >> able to. confirm that yet. >> but they did not. and now. khal

mahmoud khalil recently completed his graduate studies and was at his university owned apartment when he was taken into custody on saturday. khalil's lawyer says he is a permanent resident with a green card, and that the arrest will face a vigorous challenge in court. a spokesperson for the department of homeland security described the arrest as being in support of president trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-semitism. >> our time is 516 in the middle east. israel cut off the electrical supply to gaza. it's affecting, among other things, a desalination plant that produces clean drinking water. israeli leaders say they'll use every tool at their disposal to make sure that hostages held in gaza are released. last week, israel also cut off supplies of goods and humanitarian aid to that region. and it comes as hamas and israel continue talks towards a possible truce. >> israeli officials say a delegation is expected to visit qatar today to advance peace and hostage negotiations. friday, a hamas delegation arrived in cairo pushing for a potential second phase of the ceasefire deal.

however, khalil does not have a visa. he is a green.h students on campus. the lawyer says he has no idea where. khalil is. a lot of democrats. >> free speech. >> advocates really upset as to what happened here. unclear where he is. we, of course, will stay on this story. >> which. >> really took off on social media over. >> the weekend. >> still ahead here. >> a look. >> at the triumphs. >> and tumults. >> of npr. our next guest is detailing how the nonprofit broadcast organization created what he says. is a. medium for extraordinary journalism. that's straight ahead here. >> on. >> morning joe. >> but all i heard. who was. a. drone. bouncing off a satellite, crushing the last lone american night. this is radio nowhere. is there anybody? >> your life. >> is pretty smart. but when it's time to eat. suddenly you feel out of sync. >> refresh your routine with factor. chef prepared meals. delivered with a tap. >> ready in two minutes. >> imagine dinner on autopilot and. >> enjoying tuscan tomato chicken without lifting a finger. upgrade you

. >> khalil was a leader during that pro-palestinian encampment and protest at columbia university last spring. he was not one of the students who violently occupied a building on campus, but he was a mediator between university staff and the protesters. here he is speaking with reporters last june. >> we have created the on the safe space for palestinians on this campus with no help from the university, president trump has threatened to deport foreign students who joined in the war in gaza. >> claiming that by supporting hamas students have forfeited their right to remain in the u.s.. this student's arrest, though, prompting fierce condemnation from some civil rights groups. the new york civil liberties union calling it an attack on free speech and a frightening escalation and retaliation by the trump administration fully reports. a group in syria is a legal permanent resident. according to his attorney, his wife is a u.s. citizen. she is 8 months pregnant, brooke shafer, news nation. >> passes for taking a live look here at the slopes. this is heavenly in lake tahoe. there people are

the leader of all of this his name is mahmoud khalil. and he was taken into custody at a university owned apartment on new york city's upper west side. >> lawrence: this is what we call the found out phase. messed around, allowed them to mess around on campus for months. turns out this guy is not even an american citizen. it's there is a right to come to this country. i'm sorry it's a privilege to come to this country. a privilege to get a visa. this guy has been stirring up nonsense on the college campuses. so marco rubio revoked his visa and his green card. this is what the secretary of state is saying. we will be revoking the visas and the green cards of hamas supporters in america so they can be deported. and i totally support this action, brian. >> brian: now all of a sudden they started going back where they did two beers ago or last year. and now you can't get on campus because more protests are planned on today unless you have a student i.d. or alumni i.d. they are going to -- they put out a statement, too, to warn students about

khalil was a leader during that pro-palestinian encampment and protest at columbia university last springwas not one of the students who violently occupied a building on campus, but he was a mediator between university staff and the protesters. here he is speaking with reporters last june. >> we have created the on the safe space for palestinians on this campus with no help from the university, president trump has threatened to deport foreign students who joined in the protest against israel and the war in gaza. >> claiming that by supporting hamas students have forfeited their right to remain in the u.s.. this student's arrest, though, prompting fierce condemnation from some civil rights groups. the new york civil liberties union calling it an attack on free speech and a frightening escalation and retaliation by the trump administration fully reports. a group in syria is a legal permanent resident. according to his attorney, his wife is a u.s. citizen. she is 8 months pregnant, brooke shafer, news nation. in the south bay, santa clara county health officials are worried that public hospi

he met with khalil al-hayya, who is the head of hamas's negotiation team and is the, you know, in practicehe leader of hamas's political wing. and in those meetings, they discussed, first, the americans that are still held by hamas. one of them is alive, edan alexander, but another four americans who are dead and their bodies are being held by hamas. but they also discussed something broader how to use a possible release of those americans as an opening for a broader deal and a long term truce that will, in effect, end the war in gaza. >> so can you talk to us about the timing? you said it was a few weeks ago. explain why this came about. when it did. >> i think it came about because the trump administration realized that the israeli government at the moment is not willing to take the necessary steps to push this deal forward. on the other hand, president trump is committed to bringing back americans that are held in gaza for more than 500 days, and one of them is alive. and i think that more broadly, strategically, the idea was to see if you can get hamas to do this mini deal with the u.s

khalil is a former graduate student at columbia who is believed to have organized a lot of the protestmbia that were against what was happening from israel. there were pro gaza protests, and he was here on a green card, not a student visa, and he was arrested by ice at direction of the state department and is now being held in louisiana. as you said. i should also point out his eight month pregnant wife was also potentially targeted for arrest, but they did not arrest her. here's what border czar tom homan had to say about it today. >> absolutely. we can. i mean, did he violate the terms of his visa? did he violate the terms of his residency here? you know, committing crimes, you know, attacking israeli students, any resident alien who commits a crime is eligible for deportation. and that's just one out of many. we're going to send a strong message to anybody here on a foreign visa. >> we knew that this is something that the trump administration wanted to target when they came in, especially when it came to foreign students involved in anti-israel protest. but it's unclear, katie, exac

mahmoud khalil, a graduate student at columbia until this past december, is a permanent resident with was asked about it earlier today. >> we're going to send a. >> strong message to anybody here on a foreign visa that, you know, you're given a great a right to come to the greatest country on earth to study in our colleges. but when you come here to study, you got to obey the laws of this country. you got to obey the requirements of that visa to be lawful while you're here. >> joining me now is nbc's rehema ellis and former u.s. attorney professor at the university of alabama school of law and msnbc legal analyst joyce vance. rehema, there is growing outrage over this arrest, with a protest scheduled in new york city just a couple of hours from now. what more do we know about this situation? >> what we know is it's what everybody here on this campus is talking about. a student just walked by our live shot location a moment ago, and he said those very words. it's on everybody's mind. and he said that the student council had sent an email to everyone. undergraduate student. i'm i'm gues

mahmoud khalil, who helped lead columbia university's student encampment protest against the war in gaza, was taken into custody at his university owned apartment late saturday. now, according to his attorney, one of the agents said that they were executing a state department order to revoke his student visa. when the attorney told them that he had graduated and was in the u.s. as a permanent resident with a green card, they said that they were revoking that, too. this comes as president trump has vowed to deport foreign students and imprison so-called agitators involved in, quote, illegal protests. the 29 year old man has been charged with trespassing and will appear in a london court today after police arrested him saturday night for scaling the world famous tower that houses the big ben. the barefoot protester climbing up the side of the elizabeth tower and perched on a ledge for hours clutching a palestinian flag. the protester also posted this dramatic video online before firefighters lowered him to safety. south korea says that north korea test fired multiple ballistic missiles on

sources say mahmoud khalil was taken into custody last night after i.c.e.revoked his green card. >>> police make an arrest in the killing of a good with samaritan in los angeles. he was shot as he tried to stop two men from stealing a catalytic converter from his neighbor's car. sources tell fox news the accused killers are both illegal migrants with long rap sheets, one has had multiple i.c.e. detainers ignored. just the latest example of migrant crime making headlines as the trump administration continues its immigration crackdown. let's bring in former dhs senior adviser chuck moreno. chuck, you know, people who are in favor of immigration or maybe even uncontrolled immigration often say that the vast majority of the people when with come across the border are not criminals. but it just takes a case like this to remind us all why we need a secure border. >> no, that's right, jon. and, look, the reality is we also have to acknowledge that some of those illegal migrants that were allowed into the country by the biden administration are, in fact, hardened c

the organizer of mahmoud kahil khalil, who graduated from columbia in december, has not been formallyort of president trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-semitism and in coordination with the department of state. after his arrest in his manhattan apartment, he now is being held in an immigration detention center in louisiana. his whereabouts became an open question overnight to his wife, who is an american citizen who is eight months pregnant, according to his lawyer, ice agents claimed to be acting on orders to revoke his student visa when his lawyer informed them that he was a permanent resident with a green card. they said they would revoke that instead, and on cue, secretary of state marco rubio then amended the administration's threat to deport student visa holders who engaged in what the administration calls illegal protests to include green card holders. we'll stay on top of this story. up next, for us, a major escalation today in the fight between donald trump and the law firms he doesn't like. the law firms he doesn't like. the next hour krista, it's time to fess up.. a