Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US

Guest column: In Mahmoud Khalil's case, due process must be protected

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and a leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, was detained by ICE at his home in New York earlier this month and is now being held in an immigrant detention center…

Warning: Deporting Non-Citizen Protesters Sets a Dangerous Precedent of Punishment and Retaliation for All Americans

NEWARK, NJ — At a time when non-citizens are being targeted and deported for engaging in lawful, nonviolent political speech protected under the First Amendment, The Rutherford Institute is warning American citizens who criticize the government that they could be next in line for punishment and retaliation. In a joint amicus brief in Mahmoud Khalil v. Donald …

Permanent residency is a privilege, not a free pass

WIZMnews.com Mahmoud Khalil, the self-proclaimed spokesman for Columbia University Apartheid Divest, holds a green card granting him permanent resident status. However, permanent residents are not U. S. citizens. Permanent residency is a privilege, not a free pass to support extremist movements that promote antisemitism and call for the destruction of America and its allies. (1) U. S. immigration law is abundantly clear. Non-citizens who endorse…

Ivy League’s tenured complicity in deportation of Mahmoud Khalil

Few campuses on earth rival the diversity of Columbia University’s academic community, from tenured professors to first-year freshmen. With that diversity comes a heightened awareness of global imperialism and the harms the US empire inflicts on the world, including especially in Palestine. It’s part of the territory, literally and figuratively. My years as a PhD student at Columbia University from 2007 to 2013 were a period of political as well…

Columbia University law school targeted with hate-filled email calling for ‘death’ to Israel

A security guard at the Ivy League school -- where multiple anti-Israel protests have erupted over the past year -- received the threatening email Monday and reported it on Wednesday, authorities and sources said.

New ICE detention center to open in former Michigan prison - Washington Examiner

The GEO Group, a private prison operator, announced Thursday it entered into a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 1,800-bed facility in Baldwin, Michigan, at the former North Lake Correctional Facility. The contract came as mass deportations have prompted the Trump administration to use Guantanamo Bay and El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, among other detention centers, to detain illegal immigrants. GEO anticipated …