A college graduate student accused of pro-Hamas activism is seeking millions from the Trump administration weeks after being released from an immigration detention center. Mahmoud Khalil — a Syrian-born Palestinian activist who became the face of anti-Israel demonstrations that rocked Columbia University’s campus throughout 2024 — is suing the Trump administration for $20 million for his arrest and months-long detention by federal immigration authorities,

Mahmoud Khalil alleged in the claim that the Trump-led government abused its power to falsely arrest, imprison and prosecute him.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and U.S. permanent resident of Palestinian descent, is demanding $20 million in damages from the Trump administration, alleging false imprisonment and politically