Shumita Basu

He's a green card holder who was detained by ICE for participating in protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza. Abdallah, who was eight months pregnant at the time, was with Khalil when immigration officers in plain clothes stopped them in the lobby of their apartment building and took him away.

He's a green card holder who was detained by ICE for participating in protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza. Abdallah, who was eight months pregnant at the time, was with Khalil when immigration officers in plain clothes stopped them in the lobby of their apartment building and took him away.

She immediately called their lawyer, who told her to ask the officers questions like their names and which agency they represented. But as you can hear in this video shot by Abdallah, they refused to answer most of them.

She immediately called their lawyer, who told her to ask the officers questions like their names and which agency they represented. But as you can hear in this video shot by Abdallah, they refused to answer most of them.

She immediately called their lawyer, who told her to ask the officers questions like their names and which agency they represented. But as you can hear in this video shot by Abdallah, they refused to answer most of them.

Last week, she gave birth to their child without Khalil by her side. He requested a temporary supervised release to be there for the delivery of his son, but ICE denied the request almost immediately. Abdullah told Al Jazeera she suspected Khalil wouldn't be allowed to attend the birth, but also said she's trying to keep the larger picture in mind.

Last week, she gave birth to their child without Khalil by her side. He requested a temporary supervised release to be there for the delivery of his son, but ICE denied the request almost immediately. Abdullah told Al Jazeera she suspected Khalil wouldn't be allowed to attend the birth, but also said she's trying to keep the larger picture in mind.

Last week, she gave birth to their child without Khalil by her side. He requested a temporary supervised release to be there for the delivery of his son, but ICE denied the request almost immediately. Abdullah told Al Jazeera she suspected Khalil wouldn't be allowed to attend the birth, but also said she's trying to keep the larger picture in mind.

Time magazine reports that cases like these, and in particular Khalil's case, echo Trump's history of using family separations as immigration policy, where over 5,000 children were taken from their parents with no tracking process or records that allowed them to be reunited. To this day, as many as 1,300 children separated during Trump's first term have never been reunited with their parents.

Time magazine reports that cases like these, and in particular Khalil's case, echo Trump's history of using family separations as immigration policy, where over 5,000 children were taken from their parents with no tracking process or records that allowed them to be reunited. To this day, as many as 1,300 children separated during Trump's first term have never been reunited with their parents.

Time magazine reports that cases like these, and in particular Khalil's case, echo Trump's history of using family separations as immigration policy, where over 5,000 children were taken from their parents with no tracking process or records that allowed them to be reunited. To this day, as many as 1,300 children separated during Trump's first term have never been reunited with their parents.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. President Trump says he will scale back 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts that were set to go into effect this weekend, the latest retreat in his tariff policy that has thrown financial markets into disarray.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. President Trump says he will scale back 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts that were set to go into effect this weekend, the latest retreat in his tariff policy that has thrown financial markets into disarray.

Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. President Trump says he will scale back 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts that were set to go into effect this weekend, the latest retreat in his tariff policy that has thrown financial markets into disarray.

The president says he wants to prevent carmakers from being hit with double tariffs from these and additional new import taxes on foreign metal. Now automakers can apply for 15% price offsets during the first year of tariffs, then 10% the next. Those offsets will expire in the third year, by which point the administration hopes more of the automaking supply chain will have moved to the U.S.

The president says he wants to prevent carmakers from being hit with double tariffs from these and additional new import taxes on foreign metal. Now automakers can apply for 15% price offsets during the first year of tariffs, then 10% the next. Those offsets will expire in the third year, by which point the administration hopes more of the automaking supply chain will have moved to the U.S.

The president says he wants to prevent carmakers from being hit with double tariffs from these and additional new import taxes on foreign metal. Now automakers can apply for 15% price offsets during the first year of tariffs, then 10% the next. Those offsets will expire in the third year, by which point the administration hopes more of the automaking supply chain will have moved to the U.S.

Another Columbia University student who was arrested for his pro-Palestinian advocacy work is speaking out. Mahsan Mahdawi, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, has been in custody since being detained at his citizenship hearing on April 14th. And he told NPR in an exclusive interview he's doing his best to stay positive.

Another Columbia University student who was arrested for his pro-Palestinian advocacy work is speaking out. Mahsan Mahdawi, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, has been in custody since being detained at his citizenship hearing on April 14th. And he told NPR in an exclusive interview he's doing his best to stay positive.

Another Columbia University student who was arrested for his pro-Palestinian advocacy work is speaking out. Mahsan Mahdawi, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, has been in custody since being detained at his citizenship hearing on April 14th. And he told NPR in an exclusive interview he's doing his best to stay positive.