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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the 鈥渋rreparable harm鈥� caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.

Mahmoud Khalil said in that the 鈥渕ost immediate and visceral harms鈥� he鈥檚 faced in his months detained in Louisiana relate to missing out on the birth of his first child in April.

鈥淚nstead of holding my wife鈥檚 hand in the delivery room, I was crouched on a detention center floor, whispering through a crackling phone line as she labored alone,鈥� the 30-year-old legal U.S. resident wrote. 鈥淲hen I heard my son鈥檚 first cries, I buried my face in my arms so no one would see me weep.鈥�

He also cited potentially 鈥渃areer-ending鈥� harms from the ordeal, noting that Oxfam International has already rescinded a job offer to serve as a policy advisor.

Even his mother鈥檚 visa to come to the U.S. to help care for his infant son is also now under federal review, Khalil said.

鈥淎s someone who fled prosecution in Syria for my political beliefs, for who I am, I never imagined myself to be in immigration detention, here in the United States,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淲hy should protesting this Israel government鈥檚 indiscriminate killing of thousands of innocent Palestinians result in the erosion of my constitutional rights?鈥�

Spokespersons for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn鈥檛 immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Khalil鈥檚 13-page statement was among a his lawyers filed highlighting the wide-ranging negative impacts of his arrest.

Dr. Noor Abdalla, his U.S. citizen wife, of not having her husband to help navigate their son鈥檚 birth and the first weeks of his young life.

Students and professors at Columbia wrote about the chilling effect Khalil’s arrest has had on campus life, with people afraid to attend protests or participate in groups that can be viewed as critical of the Trump administration.

Last week, a federal judge in New Jersey said the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to deport Khalil likely violates the Constitution.

Judge Michael Farbiarz wrote the government鈥檚 primary justification for removing Khalil 鈥� that his beliefs may pose a threat to U.S. foreign policy 鈥� could open the door to vague and arbitrary enforcement.

Khalil was detained by federal immigration agents on March 8 in the lobby of his university-owned apartment, the first arrest under Trump鈥檚 widening crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel鈥檚 war in Gaza.