Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US
- Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on March 8, 2025, over his alleged support for Hamas.
- Khalil described his detention as indicative of anti-Palestinian racism from both the Biden and Trump administrations, highlighting ongoing issues surrounding U.S. Support for Israel.
- A judge ordered Khalil's deportation case to be heard in New Jersey, following a temporary block on his deportation by the court.
- Khalil asserted that his arrest was a direct affront to his First Amendment rights and called for unity among students and activists to defend the right to protest for Palestine.
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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…
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 …
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