Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil filed a claim against the Trump administration on Thursday, seeking $20 million in damages for the harm caused by what his lawyers call a politically-motivated arrest and detention.

July 10 (Reuters) - Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by U.S. immigration authorities for more than 100 days, is seeking $20 million from the Trump administration over what he says was his false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.