(The Hill) -- Protesters opposed to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil filled up Trump Tower in New York on Thursday.  The protesters, from the progressive, anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace, chanted “Bring Mahmoud home now” while wearing red shirts reading “Jews say stop arming Israel” and holding banners.  Police warned the protesters to leave the building on Fifth Avenue or be arrested, and they then put them into zip ties and loaded them into police vans about an hour after the protest began, The Associated Press reported.  Jewish Voice for Peace has been outspoken in support of Palestinian rights as well as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and sharply critical of U.S. aid for Israel.   Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who is a legal permanent resident of the U.S. in the country on a green card, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Saturday.  Democrat: Trump supporters ‘did not vote for this —-storm’ The Trump administration has moved to revoke Khalil’s green card based on its accusations that he has advocated for Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. His detention has caused a significant uproar, particularly on the left, with many progressive officials calling for his immediate release.  Defenders of Khalil have argued that his arrest is a violation of civil rights and free speech. President Donald Trump has said Khalil would be the first arrest of “many to come” and compared him and others to “terrorist sympathizers.”  After Khalil was detained, a federal judge issued a motion to prevent him from being deported for now and held a hearing on Wednesday to hear procedural arguments on the case. At the hearing, prosecutors argued for moving the case from New York to New Jersey or Louisiana, where Khalil has been held since being detained.  Hundreds of protesters rallied against Khalil’s arrest outside the courthouse in Manhattan on Wednesday.  The Associated Press contributed. ...read more read less