Supporters hug outside the Central Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Security personnel stand guard outside the Central Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Jena, La., during an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)A supporter who identified himself as Palestinian is hugged by a fellow supporter after speaking at a news conference outside the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)Clergy hug outside the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Human rights attorney Sabrine Mohamed reads a message from Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, after his immigration hearing, outside the Central Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Jena, La., Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Visitors walk into the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., during an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)A supporter holds a sign outside the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Security personnel stand post outside the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., during an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Clergy stand during a news conference of supporters outside the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Supporters hug outside the Central Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Jena, La., after an immigration hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)