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‼️Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil -- a leader in Columbia University's encampment movement -- on Saturday night, claiming that his student visa had been revoked, according to attorney Amy Greer in a statement to ABC News. However, Khalil is in the United States on a green card and not on a student visa, Greer said Sunday. Despite informing agents about his legal status, ICE detained him, she said. At one point during a phone call with agents, they hung up on Greer, a representative of her law firm told ABC News. Greer is challenging his arrest and has been unable to locate where he is being held, she said. “Overnight we filed a habeas corpus petition on Mahmoud's behalf challenging the validity of his arrest and detention," she said. "Currently we do not know Mahmoud's precise whereabouts. Khalil's wife, who is eight months pregnant and a U.S. citizen, was unable to find him at an ICE facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he was purportedly transferred, Greer said -- adding that he might have been transferred to Louisiana.
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