Mahmoud Khalil's Story

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian born in a refugee camp in Syria, former Columbia SIPA student fighting deportation and the author of No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention (Metropolitan Books, 2026) shares details from his time in a Louisiana detention camp fighting deportation for leading protests at Columbia and more.

Photo: Mahmoud Khalil, former Columbia University graduate student known for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests, speaks at a Pro-Palestinian "March for Humanity" rally against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on August 16, 2025 in New York City.(Stephanie Keith via Getty Images)

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