US Edition'Resounding no' to 'strongly support': JTA readers weigh in on Trump's bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- The Trump White House is using the immigration system against Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born green card holder, claiming he supports Hamas and spreads antisemitism.
- Khalil's detention has sparked protests, supporting the movement the administration aims to suppress.
- Responses to the administration's actions reveal a divide among Jewish communities regarding free speech and democratic values.
- Critics argue that deporting Khalil without evidence violates constitutional rights and could endanger free speech protections.
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Washington Jewish WeekWill Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported?
The morning of March 8, Mahmoud Khalil was detained at his apartment in New York City. Khalil is a 30-year-old Algerian citizen. He was born in Syria and is of Palestinian descent.He came to this country on a student visa in 2022, married an American citizen in 2023, became a green card holder in 2024, and finished his graduate studies at Columbia University in December 2024.Mahmoud was also the spokesman and negotiator for Columbia University A…
Pro-Palestinian Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil issues first statement since arrest
Khalil, who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, asserted that 'My unjust detention is indicative of the anti-Palestinian racism that both the Biden and Trump administrations have demonstrated' over the duration of the Gaza war
Bugged out: Mahmoud Khalil says feds’ claim that bedbugs drove him from NJ to Louisiana lockup is bogus
Anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil says the feds' claim that they had to move him to a Louisiana lockup because of a bedbug infestation at a New Jersey facility is bogus.
Oliver Claims If Hamas Supporter Says He Isn't Anti-Semitic, He Isn't
Oliver Claims If Hamas Supporter Says He Isn't Anti-Semitic, He Isn't HBO’s John Oliver thinks Republicans are racists, and the fact that Republicans would vehemently reject the label doesn’t matter to him. However, on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, Oliver tried to claim that former Columbia University student and pro-Hamas protest leader Mahmoud Khalil isn’t anti-Semitic because Khalil claims he’s not and therefore the efforts to deport him are a…
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