Police remove protesters occupying Trump Tower over detainment of anti-Israel Columbia grad student

The New York Police Department on Thursday removed dozens protesters inside the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to protest the detainment of of a Columbia University graduate who helped lead pro-Palestinian protest on the Ivy League campus. 

The detainee, Mahmoud Khalil, was taken into custody over the weekend by federal agents and is now reportedly in a holding facility in Louisiana awaiting a hearing. The Trump administration wants to deport Khalil despite him having a Green Card, which has sparked some protest. 

The protesters in side the tower were seen holding signs that read "Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine" and "Fight Nazis Not Students."