Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail, or else transfer him to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his wife and newborn son.

A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.

A newly released video shows the moment federal immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist whose detention has sparked waves of protest across the country.