Mahmoud Khalil Told a Judge His Deportation Could Be a Death Sentence. Here’s Why

Mahmoud Khalil Told a Judge His Deportation Could Be a Death Sentence. Here's Why

Mahmoud Khalil — whom a judge ruled could be deported last month — fears that if he's deported, the state of Israel might try to kill him.

Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here’s why

The immigration judge was looking out over her courtroom. Mahmoud Khalil was sitting at a table next to his lawyers as they tried to convince her not to order him deported to the Middle East.“His life is at stake, your honor,” one of them, Marc Van Der Hout, told the judge.Khalil was focused and stern. But he kept getting distracted. His wife was sitting in the public gallery a few feet away, cradling their tiny newborn son, Deen. The baby was c…

A Sea Of Sorrow: Mindless Cruelty Remains the Point

Still held in a Louisiana detention center for the crime of denouncing the slaughter and starvation of Gazan children, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil told a judge Thursday his deportation would likely mean death for him and his family. His testimony came hours after Khalil finally got to hold h...

Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Claims His Imminent Deportation is Equivalent to ‘Suicide’

Mahmoud Khalil told an immigration judge Thursday that his deportation to Syria would amount to “suicide.”

Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here's why

Khalil's lawyers are trying to convince an immigration judge that if he's deported, Israel could target him over his advocacy for Palestinian rights.

Mahmoud Khalil awaits crucial ruling amid deportation threats

In this latest hearing, expert witnesses took the stand — making the case that deporting Khalil to Syria or Algeria would put him and his family in grave danger.