Indian student at Georgetown University detained in US for ‘spreading Hamas propaganda’, ‘antisemitism’ on social media
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Indian student at Georgetown University detained in US for ‘spreading Hamas propaganda’, ‘antisemitism’ on social media

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump's administration has detained Badar Khan Suri, an Indian student studying at Washington's Georgetown University, for alleged ties with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and spreading its propaganda on social media, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. Badar Khan Suri is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C The Donald Trump administration is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to US foreign policy, the student's lawyer said. The Georgetown University student is also accused of spreading “antisemitism” on social media. He is a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown's Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, which is part of the university's School of Foreign Service.

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US claims Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil covered up working for UN's Palestinian relief agency
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US claims Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil covered up working for UN's Palestinian relief agency

Hindustan Times  

The US government on Sunday has alleged that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil withheld information about working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine, and has cited this as grounds for his deportation, reported Reuters. The US government has claimed that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil did not disclose that he worked for a UN agency, citing …

What the assault on Columbia University is really about
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1 day, 9 hours ago

What the assault on Columbia University is really about

Al Jazeera  

The right is trying to take ideological control over US higher education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism. The campaign to silence Jewish voices critical of Israel led University of Haifa scholars Itamar Mann and Lihi Yona to warn, in an article for UCLA Law Review, that legal frameworks like the IHRA definition are being used to “discipline Jewish identity” …

Detained Columbia activist Khalil’s wife slams claims he is Hamas supporter
1 day, 9 hours ago

Detained Columbia activist Khalil’s wife slams claims he is Hamas supporter

Al Jazeera  

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s wife has refuted allegations that her husband is a Hamas supporter, calling the accusations by the United States government “ridiculous” and “disgusting”. In an interview with US media outlet CBS published on Sunday, Khalil’s pregnant wife Noor Abdalla denied assertions by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt that Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University …

Judge blocks Trump move to deport Indian student over alleged Hamas link
3 days, 9 hours ago

Judge blocks Trump move to deport Indian student over alleged Hamas link

India Today  

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration not to deport Badar Khan Suri, an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University whose lawyer has said the United States was seeking to remove him after it accused him of harming US foreign policy. The Department of Homeland Security has accused Badar Khan Suri of ties to the Palestinian militant group …

Trump can't deport Georgetown scholar rounded up in crackdown on 'terrorist sympathizers'
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Trump can't deport Georgetown scholar rounded up in crackdown on 'terrorist sympathizers'

Raw Story  

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport a Georgetown University scholar who is living in the country legally but was seized by federal agents as the administration targets "terrorist sympathizers." Tricia McLaughlin said in a Wednesday post on X that Khan Suri was “actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media. Khan Suri has …

U.S. Government Cannot Deport Georgetown Scholar Until Court Rules, Judge Orders
3 days, 12 hours ago

U.S. Government Cannot Deport Georgetown Scholar Until Court Rules, Judge Orders

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Indian national Badar Khan Suri “shall …

Trump Administration Arrests Georgetown University Postdoctoral Fellow
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Trump Administration Arrests Georgetown University Postdoctoral Fellow

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration on Wednesday defended the detention of a Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow by immigration agents. “Suri was a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media,” McLaughlin wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Ahmad challenged the contents of McLaughlin’s statement, telling The New York Times that Suri was …

US government cannot deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders
3 days, 21 hours ago

US government cannot deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Indian national Badar Khan Suri “shall not be removed …

Who is Badar Khan Suri and why is US seeking to deport the Indian researcher?
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4 days, 4 hours ago

Who is Badar Khan Suri and why is US seeking to deport the Indian researcher?

Hindustan Times  

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian student studying at Washington's Georgetown University, is battling deportation proceedings after being deemed as “harmful” to US foreign policy by the Trump administration, his lawyer said. Badar Khan Suri is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C …

Indian student detained in US for allegedly opposing America's foreign policy towards Israel
4 days, 4 hours ago

Indian student detained in US for allegedly opposing America's foreign policy towards Israel

Hindustan Times  

By Yoshita Singh Indian student detained in US for allegedly opposing America's foreign policy towards Israel New York, An Indian national enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow in the US has been detained by immigration authorities, said a media report, less than a week after a Columbia student from India self-deported following allegations of activities supporting Hamas. Badar Khan Suri's lawyer …

Indian student at Georgetown University detained over Hamas links amid Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests
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Indian student at Georgetown University detained over Hamas links amid Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University and is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to U.S. foreign policy, the student's lawyer said on Wednesday. The case comes as President Trump seeks to deport foreigners who took part in pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza following …

Indian Student in US Detained Over Alleged Hamas Ties, Faces Deportation: Report
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Indian Student in US Detained Over Alleged Hamas Ties, Faces Deportation: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington/New York: US President Donald Trump's administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University and is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to U.S. foreign policy, the student's lawyer said on Wednesday. The US Department of Homeland Security accused Badar Khan Suri of ties to the Palestinian militant group Hamas and said he had …

US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
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4 days, 7 hours ago

US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student

Hindustan Times  

* US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student Homeland Security accuses Indian student of Hamas ties, lacks evidence * Student Badar Khan Suri detained in Louisiana, pending court hearing on deportation * Georgetown University unaware of Suri's alleged illegal activities * Trump targets pro-Palestinian protestors for deportation By Kanishka Singh and Jack Queen WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, - U.S. President …

'Government abduction': Trump's DHS tries to deport Georgetown scholar legally in US
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4 days, 7 hours ago

'Government abduction': Trump's DHS tries to deport Georgetown scholar legally in US

Raw Story  

A Georgetown University researcher who hasn't been charged with a crime and has no criminal record was seized by federal agents this week, in what his lawyer described as "just another example of our government abducting people." Suri’s petition for release said he was placed in deportation proceedings under a rarely used immigration law enforcement mechanism that allows the head …

Universities feel targeted as Trump administration expands immigration crackdown
4 days, 9 hours ago

Universities feel targeted as Trump administration expands immigration crackdown

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration’s attempt this month to deport a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian campus activist due to his alleged “activities aligned to Hamas” was the first case of its kind to grab headlines. “We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the …

Trump moves to deport Indian pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
4 days, 9 hours ago

Trump moves to deport Indian pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student

Al Jazeera  

Badar Khan Suri detained by US Department of Homeland Security after being designated for removal. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, was designated for deportation for “spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism” on social media, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said on Wednesday. In a …

Georgetown scholar detained over American wife’s Palestinian ties, lawyer says
4 days, 9 hours ago

Georgetown scholar detained over American wife’s Palestinian ties, lawyer says

LA Times  

A Georgetown University researcher who is married to a Palestinian American was detained by immigration agents who told him his visa had been revoked, prompting another high-profile legal fight over deportation proceedings against foreign-born visa holders authorized to live in the U.S. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral scholar at Georgetown University and citizen of India, was arrested Monday night outside …

Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say
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Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say

Al Jazeera  

Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen, was targeted over his personal views on Palestine, supporters say. “It’s shocking, and it sort of confirms our worst fears that authoritarian repression on American universities is expanding under the Trump administration,” said Hashemi. Khaled Elgindy, a visiting scholar at Georgetown who focuses on Palestinian-Israel affairs, said the Trump administration’s enforcement efforts …

Indian researcher in US faces deportation over suspected connection with 'Hamas terrorists'
4 days, 9 hours ago

Indian researcher in US faces deportation over suspected connection with 'Hamas terrorists'

India TV News  

Indian researcher in US faces deportation over suspected connection with 'Hamas terrorists' Badar Khan Suri's lawyer claimed that his client is being punished "because of the Palestinian heritage of his wife — who is a US citizen — and because the government suspects that he and his wife oppose US foreign policy toward Israel." “Close connections to a known or …

Indian student in US detained, faces deportation over alleged Hamas ties: Report
4 days, 9 hours ago

Indian student in US detained, faces deportation over alleged Hamas ties: Report

India Today  

The Donald Trump administration detained an Indian national and postdoctoral fellow, Badar Khan Suri, over allegations of spreading antisemitism and having ties to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Fox News reported, citing the US Department of Homeland Security. According to Suri’s plea seeking release, the Trump administration invoked a rarely-used section of immigration law that grants the Secretary of State …

Judge denies Trump's bid to dismiss student's challenge to arrest over pro-Palestinian protests
4 days, 19 hours ago

Judge denies Trump's bid to dismiss student's challenge to arrest over pro-Palestinian protests

Firstpost  

A US judge on Wednesday denied a bid by President Trump’s administration to dismiss detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to the legality of his arrest by immigration agents over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests but moved the case to New Jersey Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration …

Palestinian Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil decries arrest in the US
5 days, 9 hours ago

Palestinian Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil decries arrest in the US

Al Jazeera  

Columbia University graduate, who Trump administration is seeking to deport over role in pro-Palestinian protests, speaks out for first time since arrest. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who the United States government is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year, has called himself a “political prisoner” in his first direct comments since his arrest. In …

"Never a good sign": After Khalil arrest, a "climate of fear" descends on Columbia University
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"Never a good sign": After Khalil arrest, a "climate of fear" descends on Columbia University

Salon  

Advocates warn that the U.S. government's deportation case against a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, and the subsequent arrest of others, is based solely on their protected political speech — a fact that other students at Columbia say has contributed to a climate of fear at the school. The provision, according to the charging document, allows Secretary of State Marco …

Student self-deports after US revokes visa
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1 week, 1 day ago

Student self-deports after US revokes visa

Hindustan Times  

An Indian student at Columbia University self-deported after their visa was revoked for allegedly “advocating for violence and terrorism” and involvement in activities supporting Hamas, a group designated by the US as a terrorist organization. Ranjani Srinivasan, a 27-year-old doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, entered the US on an F-1 student visa, the Department of Homeland Security …

Moment 'pro Hamas' Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil is arrested by ICE before protesters storm Trump Tower demanding his release
1 week, 1 day ago

Moment 'pro Hamas' Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil is arrested by ICE before protesters storm Trump Tower demanding his release

Daily Mail  

Newly released footage shows the moment a Columbia University student accused of being pro Hamas by Donald Trump was arrested - sparking protesters to storm Trump Tower demanding his release. Newly-released footage shows the moment Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student accused of being pro Hamas was arrested Mahmoud Khalil, seen here last year, was taken into custody at his …

As Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil faces US deportation, Columbia Journalism School speaks out
1 week, 1 day ago

As Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil faces US deportation, Columbia Journalism School speaks out

Hindustan Times  

Last week, federal immigration authorities arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student and Palestinian activist at Columbia University who played a prominent role in the institution’s protests against Israel. Confirming Khalil’s arrest, Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security later described it as being “in support of President Trump’s executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism.” On Sunday evening, Secretary of …

Pro-Hamas Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan self-deports from US after visa revocation
1 week, 2 days ago

Pro-Hamas Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan self-deports from US after visa revocation

Op India  

On 14th March, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed that an Indian national, Ranjani Srinivasan, who had participated in pro-Hamas protests at a university in the United States, had self-deported to Canada. I’m glad to see one of the Columbia University terrorist sympathizers… pic.twitter.com/jR2uVVKGCM — Secretary Kristi Noem March 14, 2025 She used the CBP Home App for her …

Indian PhD student self deports after US revokes visa over 'advocating terrorism'
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1 week, 2 days ago

Indian PhD student self deports after US revokes visa over 'advocating terrorism'

Firstpost  

Indian national Ranjani Srinivasan, a PhD student at Columbia University, has left the United States after her visa was revoked over allegations of “promoting violence and terrorism.” Indian PHD student self deports after US revokes visa over 'advocating terrorism.' Image: Screengrab, X Indian national Ranjani Srinivasan, a PhD student at Columbia University, has left the US after her visa was …

Who is Ranjani Srinivasan, the Indian scholar at Columbia University who self-deported after US visa revocation?
1 week, 2 days ago

Who is Ranjani Srinivasan, the Indian scholar at Columbia University who self-deported after US visa revocation?

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that an Indian doctoral student from Columbia University, whose visa was revoked for allegedly supporting Hamas, has voluntarily left the United States. Ranjani Srinivasan, a citizen and national of India, entered the United States on a F-1 student visa as doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University. I am glad to …

Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated In Columbia Protests
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1 week, 2 days ago

Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated In Columbia Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Friday. Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his …

Columbia punishes protesters amid federal cuts over ‘anti-Semitism’ concerns
1 week, 2 days ago

Columbia punishes protesters amid federal cuts over ‘anti-Semitism’ concerns

The Hindu  

Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. The university said in a statement on Thursday that its "judicial board determined findings and issued sanctions to students ranging from multi-year suspensions, temporary degree revocations, and expulsions related to the occupation of Hamilton Hall …

The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US
1 week, 3 days ago

The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration intensified its campaign to deport foreigners who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school last year. Deputy Attorney General Todd …

Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil felt like he was kidnapped during detention, lawyers say
1 week, 3 days ago

Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil felt like he was kidnapped during detention, lawyers say

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit seeking his immediate release. Once there, he was left to sleep in a bunker with no pillow or blanket as …

Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys accuse the Trump administration of "targeted, retaliatory detention"
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1 week, 3 days ago

Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys accuse the Trump administration of "targeted, retaliatory detention"

Salon  

President Donald Trump “weaponize immigration law” against a Columbia University grad student protestor facing deportation, a new court filing alleges. In an amended habeas petition, detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil accused President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of abusing the power of the federal government to send a political message. Per Khalil’s attorneys, the Trump administration engaged …

DHS targets more pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University
1 week, 3 days ago

DHS targets more pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University

Politico  

Kordia was among the pro-Palestinian activists arrested in the spring of 2024 for protesting at Columbia University, the agency added. DHS also shared video footage of Ranjani Srinivasan, who is from India and had been studying for her doctorate at Columbia with a student visa, leaving the country Tuesday after having reported her intention to depart on the Customs and …

US arrests second student over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activism
1 week, 3 days ago

US arrests second student over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activism

Al Jazeera  

The Trump administration has compared student protests at the New York school to support for ‘terrorist’ activities. The administration of President Donald Trump has arrested a second student protester and set a deadline for Columbia University, one of the most prestigious campuses in the United States, to cede control of one of its academic departments. Failure to comply, the letter …

Columbia Protests: US arrests 2nd Palestinian student, revokes visa of Indian scholar
1 week, 3 days ago

Columbia Protests: US arrests 2nd Palestinian student, revokes visa of Indian scholar

India Today  

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Friday. The Trump administration also revoked the visa of Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian citizen and doctoral student, on March 5 “for advocating for violence and terrorism.” On Tuesday, Srinivasan opted to “self-deport,” the department said. …

Columbia University expels students, revokes degrees over pro-Palestine protests
1 week, 3 days ago

Columbia University expels students, revokes degrees over pro-Palestine protests

India Today  

Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. The announcement came a week after President Donald Trump's administration announced that it had cancelled USD 400 million in federal grants and contracts in response to what it said was the Ivy League school's poor …

Can US deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder?
1 week, 4 days ago

Can US deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder?

Firstpost  

Mahmoud Khalil, who gained limelight during pro-Palestinian campus protests at Columbia University last year, has been arrested. File Photo/AP Mahmoud Khalil, a key figure during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, will remain detained in Louisiana amid the Trump administration’s plans to deport him. People demonstrate outside Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, on the day of a hearing on the detention …

Who is Mahmoud Khalil? Columbia University Palestinian activist arrested in US
1 week, 4 days ago

Who is Mahmoud Khalil? Columbia University Palestinian activist arrested in US

Hindustan Times  

Mahmoud Khalil, the face of pro-Palestinian protests at New York’s Columbia University, was arrested last week by the agents of the Trump administration. Donald Trump also said that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is “one of many” as he plans to strengthen the crackdown on student activists who protested in favour of Palestine last year across the USA. Mahmoud Khalil was born …

How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump’s crackdown on US campus protests over Gaza war
1 week, 4 days ago

How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump’s crackdown on US campus protests over Gaza war

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: When protests against Israel's war in Gaza took root on Columbia University's campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other US colleges. The international affairs graduate student was a fixture in and around the protest encampment on Columbia's Manhattan campus, serving as a spokesperson and negotiator for …

Lawyers For Mahmoud Khalil Fight To Release Him From ICE Detention
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Lawyers For Mahmoud Khalil Fight To Release Him From ICE Detention

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK CITY ― Attorneys representing Mahmoud Khalil are fighting to release the prominent Palestinian activist from detention, after federal agents arrested the green card holder for peacefully leading anti-war student protests last year on Columbia University’s campus. Khalil’s attorneys requested a privileged call for March 20, saying they “literally have not been able to confer with …

Federal court hearing set in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests
1 week, 5 days ago

Federal court hearing set in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan federal court hearing is scheduled Wednesday in a suit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student that the Trump Administration is trying to deport over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests at the school. Immigration enforcement agents arrested Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident, in New York on Saturday and he has been …

Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana
1 week, 5 days ago

Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

LA Times  

Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey or Louisiana, two locations where he has been held as …

Judge extends ban on deportation of Mahmoud Khalil from the US
1 week, 5 days ago

Judge extends ban on deportation of Mahmoud Khalil from the US

Al Jazeera  

Columbia University student’s lawyers ask judge to order his client’s return to New York from immigration detention centre in Louisiana. “Mr Khalil was identified, targeted, detained and is being processed for deportation on account of his advocacy for Palestinian rights,” Khalil’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem said in court on Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that …

Mahmoud Khalil arrest: Can the US deport a green card holder?
1 week, 5 days ago

Mahmoud Khalil arrest: Can the US deport a green card holder?

Al Jazeera  

Experts say Khalil’s arrest is a ‘clear effort’ to silence pro-Palestinian speech in violation of First Amendment freedoms. Whitson said Khalil’s arrest is a “clear effort to silence all speech in support of Palestinian rights”. Jenin Younes, a civil liberties and free speech lawyer, said the government appears to be claiming that Khalil constitutes a threat to national security “on …

How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests
1 week, 5 days ago

How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests

India Today  

When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University's campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges. “I’m an easy scapegoat for them to say, ‘Look at this Palestinian who never wore a mask and was active in the school protests,’” Khalil told an Associated …

More Than A Dozen Lawmakers Demand ICE Release Activist Mahmoud Khalil
1 week, 5 days ago

More Than A Dozen Lawmakers Demand ICE Release Activist Mahmoud Khalil

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than a dozen progressive lawmakers have signed on to a letter demanding the Trump administration release Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from detention, after he was unlawfully taken by agents for helping lead anti-war student protests on Columbia University’s campus last year. Protesters demonstrate in support of detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at Washington Square Park, on …

Mahmoud Khalil: Trump wants to deport a legal U.S. resident for campus protest at Columbia. It should terrify us all.
1 week, 5 days ago

Mahmoud Khalil: Trump wants to deport a legal U.S. resident for campus protest at Columbia. It should terrify us all.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The federal government violated this principle when it sent agents to arrest Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who was politically engaged on the Columbia campus before graduating last spring. According to Department of Homeland Security spokesperson …

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