US EditionDeporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists
- A federal judge ruled on April 29, 2025, that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's deportation efforts against pro-Palestinian student activists can proceed in Louisiana.
- This ruling follows prolonged legal battles over the administration's ideological-deportation policy, which targets activists like Mahmoud Khalil based on their political speech and protest activities supporting Palestine.
- Louisiana has become a central hub for immigrant detention, housing over 7,000 detainees in profit-driven centers like those holding Khalil and others, amid documented abuses including denied medical care and unsanitary conditions.
- Judge William Young emphasized that while noncitizens retain some First Amendment rights, the government can deport lawful permanent residents only under specific conditions, noting that the plaintiffs’ First Amendment claims survive at this stage.
- The case exposes tensions between free speech protections and immigration enforcement, suggesting continued legal scrutiny is necessary as broader anti-protest and ideological-deportation policies raise concerns about due process and political repression.
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Louisiana is a legal black hole for immigrants
New Orleans • Several of the recent high-profile cases of immigrant detention share something in common. The Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, University of Alabama engineering doctoral candidate Alireza Doroudi, Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk and young scientist Kseniia Petrova were all rounded up in their respective states and sent to detention centers here in Louisiana.
By Jamiel Lynch and Norma Galeana, CNN A federal judge in New Jersey ruled Tuesday that Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and recent Columbia University graduate, can move forward with his lawsuit alleging his unlawful detention for his political views supporting Palestinian rights, according to court documents.
Why Pro-Palestine Protesters Are Being Sent to a For-Profit ICE Prison in Rural Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, and Alireza Doroudi are all being held in ICE detention in Jena, Louisiana. Jena represents the nexus of white supremacy, prison profiteering, and state repression. But its history also shows us the path of resistance.
Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists
“Rights are granted to those who align with power,” Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, eloquently wrote from his cell. This poignant statement came soon after a judge ruled that the government had met the legal threshold to deport the young activist on the nebulous ground of “foreign policy”. “For the poor, for people … Continue reading "Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activ…
Melbourne Demons CEO Candidate Reportedly Withdrew Amid Fallout Over Pro-Palestine Posts
A candidate for the top job at the Melbourne Demons reportedly had to withdraw his application to be the club’s new chief executive over a number of social media posts perceived to be pro-Palestinian. The Melbourne-based AFL team commenced a search for its next chief executive late last year after Gary Pert resigned in late October, a month after club president Kate Roffey also stood down. As reported by Channel Seven’s The Agenda Setters o…
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