Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and transferred to a Louisiana detention center, over 1,000 miles from his home, citing bedbug issues and overcrowded facilities. His lawyers disputed this, arguing that the move was politically motivated due to his campus protests against Israel.
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