Mahmoud Khalil: Palestinian Columbia student activist writes about arrest

Mahmoud Khalil denounces bipartisan genocide, attacks on democratic rights from Louisiana jail

Khalil’s powerful statement came the same day Trump threatened to impeach a federal judge for seeking to block the kidnapping and deportation of Venezuelan and El Salvadoran immigrants.

Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil’s Case be Returned to New Jersey

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey, and adjudicate his arrest and attempted deporation in the jurisdiction where he resides.  Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime. Earlier this month, the lawful permanent resident was arrested in a targeted crackdown by the Trump administration against non-citizens who exercised their First Amendment rig…

'I am a political prisoner,' says Palestinian Columbia graduate student facing deportation

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention.

Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself "Political Prisoner" After US Arrest

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention. The detention of Khalil, a US permanent resident, has been condemned by multiple human rights groups as an assault on free speech and due process. Over 100 Democratic lawmakers from the U.S.…

My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner

A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Mahmoud Khalil: Palestinian Columbia student activist writes about arrest

Mr Khalil warns that his arrest is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to "suppress dissent".