Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali among celebrity fathers calling for Mahmoud Khalil’s release

ACLU gathered group of celeb fathers to read activist's letter to son to call attention to his detainment for Father's Day

A group of celebrity fathers has come together to read Mahmoud Khalil's letter to his newborn son, calling attention to the Palestinian activist's continued detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) on his first Father's Day.

In the video, released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the celebrity dads - actors Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali, Dallas Goldtooth, Arian Moayed, Mo Amer and Alex Winter; comic and television host W Kamau Bell; and the musician Tom Morello - read excerpts from Khalil's letter directly to a camera.