US Appeals Court Says Judge Had No Jurisdiction in Release of Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
The ruling revived the possibility that Khalil could again be detained as the Trump administration pursues his deportation.
The ruling revived the possibility that Khalil could again be detained as the Trump administration pursues his deportation.
The documentary “The Encampments” captures what the corporate media hid during the 2024 mass student protests against Israel’s genocide — that a rainbow coalition organized against genocide.
A member of his legal team noted that “the immigration prosecutor, judge, and jailer all answer to Donald Trump, and that one man is eager to weaponize the system in…
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"There must be accountability for political retaliation and abuse of power," said Khalil. "And I won't stop here."
The Columbia University graduate was the first pro-Palestinian campus protester to be jailed by the Trump administration.
"The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and lawful permanent resident, is an attack on human rights by the Trump administration," said Amnesty International USA.
"This is the news we've been waiting over three months for. Mahmoud must be released immediately and safely returned home to New York to be with me and our newborn…
“I will continue to fight every day for Mahmoud to come home to us,” Noor Abdalla said, shortly after giving birth.
The Trump administration’s push to deport Mahmoud Khalil is based solely on an accusation of “antisemitism," according to a two-page memo signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and revealed…
The US government is weaponizing antisemitism as an excuse to kidnap and deport even lawful permanent residents.
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”
"We know what happens when an autocratic regime starts taking away our rights and scapegoating and we will not be silent."
Trump is promising more arrests and deportations of students who have protested in support of Palestine.