Being detained for more than 100 days without charge with the threat of deportation looming over him did not break the spirit of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, he told CNN, but he can never forgive being prevented from being present at the birth of his son.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention for over three months in immigration jail, is now seeking $20 million in damages from the Trump a

It’s difficult to imagine, but over 7,000 immigrants are now held in ICE custody in Louisiana alone, a state that’s gained notoriety for its far-flung detention centers and “systemic human rights abuses”.