Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil shared video of his arrest inside his university-owned residence. The clip shows immigration agents confronting Khalil in the lobby, informing him that he is “going to be under arrest" and ordering him to "stop resisting.

Whatever legal rationale the Trump Administration cooks up, deporting protesters for things they say is wildly un-American—and possibly unpopular, too.

The Trump administration has not been subtle about its intentions. A White House official, speaking anonymously to the Free Press, told the right-leaning media organization that Khalil’s arrest would be a “blueprint” for other actions.

Some protesters held signs that read "Fight Nazis not students," "Free Mahmoud free Palestine" and "You can’t deport a movement."

NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia University activist who helped lead student protests on the Manhattan campus against Israel’s war in Gaza.

A DHS official defended Khalil’s detention in an interview on Thursday but did not provide additional details for his arrest.

Police arrested nearly 100 protesters demanding the release of Syrian national Mahmoud Khalil during a sit-in protest at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday.

The American Civil Liberties Union released a 2-minute video documenting the arrest last weekend of Mahmoud Khalil, an activist who helped lead many protests on Columbia University’s campus last year.

Attorneys for the detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil released video footage of his arrest by ICE officers inside his university housing, as recorded by his wife who is eight months pregnant.