Khalil, despite being a permanent U.S. resident, has been ordered by the Trump administration to be deported to his birthplace of Syria. The post Protesters at UMass Amherst, Harvard show support for Mahmoud Khalil appeared first on Boston.

The Trump administration is seeking to deport Khalil, who was born in Syria to Palestinian parents, who led Gaza protests last spring on the campus of Columbia University.

The White House sought real-time updates on the status of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after his arrest by Homeland Security agents who stonewalled his lawyers until he was on the way