Wife of Mahmoud Khalil says he was denied temporary release for birth of son

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Lauren Irwin Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied permission from attending the birth of his first child, several reports confirmed Monday. Khalil’s attorneys wrote on Sunday to Melissa Harper, the director of ICE’s field office in New Orleans where he is being held, requesting…