An activist who led Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University will remain detained in Louisiana following a brief Wednesday court hearing. Judge Jesse Furman said he would grant a request by Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers allowing them to have privileged phone calls with Khalil at least twice — today and tomorrow.

An ICE detention facility in Louisiana made national headlines this week after a Columbia University graduate was arrested and taken there by federal immigration officials. Here's a closer look at Louisiana's ICE facilities.

A U.S. green card holder faces deportation after helping lead student protests at Columbia University in New York last spring over the war in Gaza.