In text messages, the 20-year-old described himself as a “Jew hater,” and called Jewish people “worthless,” court documents revealed.

A Columbia University graduate who participated in pro-Palestinian protests remains in custody at an immigration facility Friday as his lawyers and the Trump administration battle over whether a federal judge actually ordered his release.

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They then told him that Hamas has an ‘army’ operating out of Gaza that focuses specifically on media and sending Hamas propaganda and messaging throughout America.”

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia University protester from an immigration lockup, saying the Trump administration missed an appeal deadline.

The Trump administration says it will continue to detain Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, claiming the legal U.S. resident lied on his green card application.

Second, Columbia and Barnard must apologize to every previously suspended journalist and student who did not break any rules at the protest, as well as promise not to punish student journalists in the future for their reporting.

Members of Columbia University's Faculty and Staff Alliance rallied Friday to speak out amid federal pressure on the university as its Board of Trustees convened for a meeting.