A Palestinian activist who was detained for over three months in a US immigration jail after protesting against Israel is suing Donald Trump's administration for $20m (£15m) in damages.

Trump administration attorneys tried arguing that the report of student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is privileged.

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to ...

Protesters rally in support of detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in March in New York. - Jason DeCrow/AP The food in the ICE center in Louisiana was nearly “inedible,” he said.

The filing accuses President Donald Trump and other officials of mounting a haphazard and illegal campaign to “terrorize him and his family,” beginning with Mahmoud Khalil’s March 8 arrest.

(CNN) — Detained for more than 100 days without charge, and with the threat of deportation looming over him, Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil was convinced he would eventually prevail.