Mahmoud Khalil released from federal immigration detention

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released from federal immigration detention on Friday following a judge’s ruling.

Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and lead negotiator for the encampment at Columbia University while he was a student, was detained more than three months ago as the first case in a wave of crackdowns against foreign students involved in campus protests.

“My priority now is to get back to my wife and son,” Khalil told reporters after his release. “Although justice prevailed, it is very long overdue.”

As a condition of his release, Khalil must surrender his passport and cannot travel internationally...