Right-wing commentator and writer Ann Coulter questioned the arrest and the following discussion over the possibility of deporting Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was arrested by the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) over the weekend. President Donald Trump made a social media post mentioning Khalil’s name — blowing the issue out of proportion as his administration is trying to make an example out of Khalil, he said. A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration’s effort to deport Khalil for the time being — until the court’s next order. He was at the forefront of the pro-Palestine protests that rocked the campuses last year. He completed his master’s degree from Columbia University in December. Before Columbia, he held multiple roles in international development including with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He studied for his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Lebanese American University, Beirut. Born in Syria, Khalil is a green card holder and is a US citizen, married to an American.