If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
It’s illegal to deport people for political speech, but that’s exactly what ICE is trying to do to this Palestinian Columbia student.
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Pro-Israel Professor Shai Davidai Is Leaving Columbia
Davidai posted on social media that he had been cleared of allegations filed against him last year. He was previously suspended after he was accused of harassment and intimidation.
Government Lawyers Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil Won't Stop Whining
A judge asked a very basic legal question and the Trump administration lawyers complained that they were very busy.
Court Temporarily Halts Columbia Activist’s Deportation
A judge said Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate whose arrest by ICE sparked outrage, couldn’t be deported without a court order.
Columbia Gives Big Money to Pro-Israel Groups — But Not to Pro-Palestine Ones
Groups like the ADL and AIPAC’s charity arm received cash from Columbia over the past three years, as the school cracked down on student protests.
Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana
Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.
EU Leader Calls to Sanction Israel as U.S. Progressives Push to End Arms Sales
Calls to end complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza have escalated in the EU and U.S. — but both face opposition from the political status quo.
Rubio Is Trying to Keep Leftists Out of U.S. by Banning Supporters of “Economic Sabotage”
A new State Department policy about “far-left terrorism” could spark a crackdown on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions activists.
ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege
By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.
Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings
The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.