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Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump for wrongful detention

Mahmoud Khalil looks out the window of his apartment in New York City on July 2 [Angelina Katsanis/Reuters]

Mahmoud Khalil, a former student activist imprisoned for more than three months, has filed a wrongful detention claim against the administration of President Donald Trump, seeking $20m in damages.

Thursday’s court filings allege that the Trump administration smeared his reputation, maliciously prosecuted Khalil and unlawfully imprisoned him.

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