Garrett Hazelwood

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Kat Stromquist |Garrett Hazelwood

Over roughly three hours of testimony in a central Louisiana immigration court on Thursday, the student organizer, Palestinian rights advocate and prisoner Mahmoud Khalil described his extraordinary, ordinary life.

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Athina Morris |Garrett Hazelwood

Days after 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Wednesday, initiating a wide-ranging examination of the state’s criminal justice system.

2 months ago | wwno.org | Garrett Hazelwood |Bob Pavlovich

One of the most prominent fights over President Trump's immigration policy and the rights of immigrants is playing out in Louisiana. Mahmud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and a permanent legal resident of the United States is currently being held in a Louisiana ICE detention center. He was arrested in early March and since then, the Trump administration has been fighting to deport him while his lawyers have been fighting for his release.