Mahmoud Khalil, a detained Columbia University student activist, appeared briefly in immigration court on Friday at a remote detention center in Louisiana, reported AP. His lawyers are fighting in multiple legal venues to secure his release. Khalil, 30, a legal US resident with no criminal record, sat alone in a windowless courtroom inside an isolated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention complex near Jena, Louisiana, approximately 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of Baton Rouge. His lawyer participated via video, citing the need for additional time to review records and prepare the case. The immigration judge scheduled a fuller hearing for...