Overview

• Mahmoud Khalil, detained since March, was permitted to hold his newborn son Thursday after a judge blocked ICE's refusal to allow a contact visit.
• The meeting occurred hours before a key immigration hearing in Louisiana, which could determine Khalil's future in the United States.
• Khalil's legal team has argued his detention and deportation proceedings violate his First Amendment rights and are politically motivated.
• The Trump administration has sought to deport Khalil under a rarely used immigration law, citing his activism as a threat to U.S. foreign policy.
• Nationwide protests and legal challenges continue as Khalil's case draws attention to family separation, free speech, and due process concerns.