Mahmoud Khalil, detained in ICE custody, misses baby's birth

• The arrest of Khalil, a leader in Columbia's pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war and a U.S. green card holder from Syria, has sparked outcry across the U.S.

Driving the news: Abdalla said in an emailed statement she gave birth earlier Monday without her husband by her side and it wasn't immediately clear when he would be able to meet his son.

• She called the Department of Homeland Security's refusal to allow Khalil to attend the birth "a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer.
• Abdalla accused ICE and the Trump administration of stealing "these precious moments from our family in an attempt to silence Mahmoud's support for Palestinian freedom."
• DHS did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment Monday evening.

Catch up quick: A judge ruled earlier this month that Khalil can be deported, despite his status as a legal U.S. resident.

• Khalil is being held in Louisiana. His lawyers have been seeking his immediate release, arguing his detention is in violation of the First Amendment.
• The Trump administration in a brief memo earlier this month leaned heavily on the U.S. right to remove noncitizens whose presence in the country would "compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest."

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