How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump’s crackdown on campus protests
NEW YORK (AP) — When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges.
Who is Mahmoud Khalil? Palestinian activist detained by ICE over Columbia University protests
Mahmoud Khalil, a 29-year-old legal resident of the United States, was arrested and detained by federal agents Sunday, after his green card was revoked by the Trump administration.
Trump touts ICE arrest of pro-Palestinian student protester
Khalil's attorneys said he is a green card holder married to a pregnant American citizen, and are challenging the validity of the arrest and detention. Khalil's arrest is the latest move by the Trump administration to make good on campaign promises to punish student protesters and universities the president argues have tolerated or encouraged anti-American and anti-Jewish sentiment during pro-Palestinian protests.
Judge halts deportation of Palestinian activist whose arrest was celebrated by Trump
A federal judge has halted the deportation of a Columbia University graduate student who was detained by immigration authorities for his participation in campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York issued the order Monday as the government sought to deport Mahmoud Khalil after arresting him outside his apartment over the weekend.
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'
President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administ
Republicans have hated universities for years. Anti-war protests gave them a reason to punish them.
The White House is casting elite universities as hotbeds of hate as the diploma divide reaches an all-time high.
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Muslim women sue the NYPD, allege excessive force at anti-war protest
The plaintiffs accuse officers of forcibly removing their hijabs in what they called a "growing police practice." ...