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Progressives sound alarm over detention of Palestinian activist

Four pro-Palestinian advocacy groups accused the Democratic Party of sidelining members who oppose Israel and support pro-Palestinian voters.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, was arrested by ICE, leading to protests demanding his release due to his support for Hamas.
Demonstrators in Chicago gathered to protest Khalil's detention, with lawmakers criticizing his arrest for allegedly criminalizing political protest.
The Biden administration withheld military aid to Israel in May 2024, causing anger among some lawmakers.

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Meyers, Colbert Denounce 'Naked Authoritarianism' Of Pro-Hamas Student's Arrest

NBC’s Late Night and CBS’s The Late Show hosts Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert were greatly displeased on their Wednesday shows that the Trump Administration is seeking to deport pro-Hamas Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil. As they tell it, Khalil is not the leader of an illegal protest movement that occupied school property and distributed pro-terrorist literature but a victim of Trump’s “naked authoritarianism” and East German-…

2 hours ago·Washington, United States

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The Week

'Detention centers have, for decades, been an abuse of administrative power'

'I worked alongside Mahmoud Khalil. His detention is a terrifying abuse of power.' Darializa Avila Chevalier at USA Today "We should all be deeply alarmed by" Mahmoud Khalil's detention, says Darializa Avila Chevalier. If the "administration succeeds in its efforts to deport him, it will have done so at the cost of the First Amendment rights and liberties of every person on American soil." Any "effort that denies the judiciary its checks and bal…

3 hours ago·Washington, United States

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MSNBC

Trump admin moves to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil despite green card status

Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained by ICE as the Trump administration aims to deport him despite his green card status. New York Times reporter Charlie Savage joins José Díaz-Balart to explain more on the case.

4 hours ago·United States

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Commentary Magazine

The Green Carding of America

Liel Leibovitz joins us today to discuss the ongoing controversy over the immigration and speech status of Columbia extremist Mahmoud Khalil and how he, as someone who has been through

5 hours ago

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The Daily Caller

Party Rift Ain’t Over: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Make More Demands Of Democratic Party

Four pro-Palestinian advocacy groups accused the Democratic Party of sidelining members who opposed Israel and the Biden administration's support of it

6 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Democracy Now!

Mahmoud Khalil: Lawyers Press for Release of Activist Jailed in Free Speech Case

We get an update on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose case has alarmed immigrant advocates and civil rights groups. Khalil, a legal permanent resident who is married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New York on Saturday and told his green card was being revoked because of his role in Columbia University student protests last year opposed to Isra…

7 hours ago·New York, United States

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