Thurman was extradited to Baton Rouge and was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of felony criminal hazing in connection with the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson, 20. Wilson was repeatedly punched during an off-campus hazing ritual.

Caleb Wilson died after being punched in the chest during an alleged off-campus hazing incident in Baton Rouge, police said.

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Southern University and A&M College student in an alleged hazing incident, police said Tuesday.

Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys are challenging his arrest, which raises questions about First Amendment protections for non-citizen protesters.

A legal battle over a detained Columbia University student that has become a flashpoint of the Trump administration's immigration policy will play out in federal court, with the U.S. government indicating on Tuesday it would oppose the Palestinian activist's bid for release.

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Mahmoud Khalil had "led activities aligned to Hamas".