Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil Faces Deportation Amid Controversy Over Free Speech
Immigration judge rules Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist with a pregnant wife, can be deported due to alleged threats to U.S. foreign policy.
The government, however, has said noncitizens who participate in such demonstrations should be expelled from the country for expressing views that the administration considers to be antisemitic and “pro-Hamas,” referring to the Palestinian militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules
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The ripple effect of this ruling and the detention of other students, like Rümeysa Öztürk from Tufts University, is propelling many of us in the American Jewish community to act against the Trump administration.
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Khalil’s lawyers claim the case is a violation of his free speech rights and that his detention was politically motivated.
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The ruling hands President Donald Trump an early victory in his attempts to crack down on critics of Israel's military actions in Gaza.
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The law grants the secretary of state "unrestrained power," Barry noted, "authoriz[ing] a heretofore unknown scope of executive enforcement power vis-a-vis the individual with utterly no standards provided to the Secretary of State or to the legal aliens subject to its provisions."
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The Trump administration has said it is taking at least $400 million in federal funding away from research programs at Columbia and its medical center to punish it for not doing enough to fight what it considers to be antisemitism on campus.
Immigration judge finds that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
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The rationale for deporting Khalil is obscure.
Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules
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The judge said the Trump administration was allowed to move forward with its effort to deport Mr Khalil because the argument that he poses "adverse foreign policy consequences" for the US is "facially reasonable".
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Deporting Mr. Khalil would be a victory for the voices of reason, on campus and off, who grasp the danger posed by such hateful rhetoric.
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The Trump administration has said it is taking at least $400 million in federal funding away from research programs at Columbia and its medical center to punish it for not doing enough to fight what it considers to be antisemitism on campus.
Immigration judge rules that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
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The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has used a provision in law that allows for noncitizen to be deported if they are determined to be a threat to US foreign policy.
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The sweeping measures against international students are one of several ways the Trump administration has used the federal government's powers to exert leverage on academic institutions.
Judge permits Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
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Khalil’s case has drawn widespread scrutiny as rights advocates accuse President Donald Trump’s administration of cracking down on free speech and pro-Palestine activism under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.
US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
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This case is intentionally projecting a message of repression about who can say what in this country and the consequences to to your liberty and your life if you object to U.S. policy.
Trump administration can proceed with Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation, judge rules
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Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge finds
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Khalil's attorneys have argued that the government's detention of the Columbia University graduate is "extraordinary and unprecedented" and that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952's scope is "breathtaking."
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In ordering Khalil's deportation, Rubio relied on a rarely used federal statute from the 1950s that played a major role in shaping American immigration during the Cold War.
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Summary
Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported following a Louisiana judge's ruling based on claims that he threatens U.S. foreign policy, allegedly influenced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio's memo. Khalil, who has an American wife expecting their child soon, maintains that the ruling violates due process and free speech principles. His legal team plans to appeal, contesting the evidence used against him and considering asylum options. This case has raised concerns about the implications for free speech rights and the targeting of dissenters within U.S. immigration law. Khalil's supporters argue the ruling reflects a broader suppression of activism.
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Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and Syrian-born permanent U.S. resident, can be deported over his pro-Palestinian activism, according to a federal immigration judge.
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