Ahead of a court hearing, the Columbia University activist was able to meet and hold his newborn son for the first time.

A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University was likely unconstitutional.

This is the first judge to rule on the constitutionality of President Trump's pursuit of the deportation of any non-citizen deemed a peril to U.S. foreign policy.