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Palestinian activist Khalil denied release for son’s birth, wife says

Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, on April 29, 2024 [Ted Shaffrey/AP]

Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his deportation, has missed the birth of his son after being refused temporary release to attend the birth, his wife has said.

Noor Abdalla said on Monday that she gave birth to the couple’s first child in New York without Khalil present after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the “purposeful decision” to make her family suffer.

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