A U.S. judge on Friday denied pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released from detention after President Donald Trump's administration said the Columbia University student was being held on an immigration fraud charge.

Egyptian authorities have detained more activists planning to march to Gaza in protest of restrictions on aid reaching the territory.

I would risk everything, and I will risk my career over and over to stand up for them. It’s all about the kids for me.”

Newark, New Jersey-based U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz on Wednesday ruled that the administration could not use U.S. foreign policy to justify its detention of Khalil, a 30-year-old Palestinian who came to the U.