Protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil occupy Trump Tower lobby

The protesters held signs reading “Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine”

Several dozen protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil occupied the lobby area of Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Thursday, calling for the release of the anti-Israel activist who was detained over the weekend.

The protesters, many dressed in red, held signs reading “Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine” and “Fight Nazis Not Students.”

Demonstrators from the group, Jewish Voice for Peace, protest inside Trump Tower in support of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, on Thursday, March 13, in New York City. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)

ICE agents arrested Khalil at his university-owned apartment on the city’s Upper West Side on Saturday. Agents told him they were revoking his green card and student visa, according to Khalil’s attorneys.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.