From California to Ohio, hundreds of international students have lost their legal status amid a sweeping crackdown by the Trump administration against pro-Palestinian voices.

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by the United States police for leading pro-Palestine protests last month, says the institution has laid the ground for his “abduction”.

The Trump administration plans to freeze grants to Brown University and impose new federal conditions on Harvard to crackdown pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Clashes have erupted between police and dozens of Columbia University students demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil.

An event in New York City has united activists, students, and celebrities to demand the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student detained for speaking out on Gaza.

Pro-Palestine students have marched to George Washington University in the United States to protest the detention of Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahmoud Khalil says he is a "political prisoner" after being detained by US police for leading pro-Palestine protests.

Protesters take to the streets in Washington, DC, New York and several other cities to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil.

In New York, protesters rallied for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student, who was arrested by ICE despite being a green card holder and permanent resident.

As the case of arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil unfolds in the US, a new protest that seeks to clarify the unlawful nature of his arrest and pressure authorities to release him took place.