# Mahmoud Khalil says his fight to remain in the US is bigger than himself

https://mins.news/en/video/110091

- CNN, 2026-10-21 20:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZPFjWAPGMc

> Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil spoke with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about his appeal to the Supreme Court and responded to a new Department of Homeland Security statement on the allegations against him. A legal permanent resident married to a US citizen, Khalil was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in his Columbia campus apartment in March 2025.

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