India, April 22 -- Mahmoud Khalil's wife reportedly gave birth to the couple's first child while the Columbia University grad was being held at a Louisiana detention centre. The child was born on Monday, April 21. Authorities refused to grant Khalil temporary release to meet his newborn son, according to the New York Post.

On Monday morning, Dr. Noor Abdalla, 28, gave birth to her and Khalil's son in New York. She said that her husband's lawyer had asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release him temporarily, with restrictions in place, so he could meet his family, but the request was denied.

"My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these preciou...