Judge says Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can't be deported from U.S. as protesters call for his release
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The Columbia University grad, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian rallies, was detained Saturday night and told his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said.

Summary

A federal judge blocked the removal of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from the U.S. after his arrest by ICE.

Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who helped organize pro-Palestinian protests, was arrested Saturday by ICE agents who claimed his visa was revoked for supporting Hamas.

The Trump administration continues to claim he violated an executive order prohibiting anti-Semitism, though no evidence was provided. Protesters in NYC demand his release, calling the arrest unconstitutional.

His location remains unclear. The ACLU and immigrant rights groups argue the detention violates free speech, warning it sets a dangerous precedent.

  • BaroqueInMind
    56·
    1 day ago

    This is an open and shut case: he had his 1st Amendment rights taken away and the ICE agents have violated the Constitution. Therefore, all agents involved must be punished to the letter of the law, no leeway or amnesty. Full stop.

    • comfy@lemmy.ml
      13·
      1 day ago

      Therefore, all agents involved must be punished to the letter of the law, no leeway or amnesty. Full stop.

      Must? Who’s going to make them? Rules and laws alone don’t matter, and really never have.

      • BaroqueInMind
        7·
        1 day ago

        At this point, only democrats with guns can stop MAGA, but they’re all unable or unwilling. So fuck them.