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US Authorities Detain Leader of Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Amid Crackdown on Demonstrations
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Mahmoud Khalil, a student worker at Columbia University, was arrested by ICE agents on March 8 at his university-owned apartment in New York. A prominent figure in pro-Palestinian protests that turned violent and disrupted lectures, Khalil's green card was allegedly revoked under President Donald Trump's executive orders. His arrest is seen as part of a broader government crackdown on student protesters.
Columbia has and will continue to follow the law. Consistent with our longstanding practice and the practice of cities and institutions throughout the country, law enforcement must have a judicial warrant to enter non-public University areas, including University buildings.
Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested.
We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.
Today, we demonstrate to Columbia and other universities that we will not tolerate their appalling inaction any longer.
On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian recent Columbia graduate and lead negotiator for last spring's Gaza solidarity encampment.
By allowing ICE on campus, Columbia is surrendering to the Trump administration's assault on universities across the country and sacrificing international students to protect its finances.
We are also aware of multiple reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accessing or attempting to access Columbia campus buildings on Friday and Saturday, including undergraduate dorms.
What more can Columbia do to appease Congress or the government now?
As long as Columbia continues to invest and to benefit from Israeli apartheid, the students will continue to resist.
They basically silenced anyone supporting Palestine on campus and this was not enough. Clearly, Trump is using the protesters as a scapegoat for his wider agenda [of] fighting and attacking higher education and the Ivy League education system.
I have around 13 allegations against me, most of them are social media posts that I had nothing to do with.
They just want to show Congress and right-wing politicians that they're doing something, regardless of the stakes for students.
Pro-Palestinian Movements in the Ivy League
- Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Detained for Participating in Senate Protest Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police
- US Releases Palestinian Student From Custody After Citizenship Interview Detention
sources
- 1.Al Jazeera
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.The Times of India
- 4.Le Monde
- 5.Asian News International
- 6.Associated Press
- 7.Axios
- 8.New York Times
- 9.Reuters
perspectives
countries
organizations
- 1.Hamas
- 2.Columbia University
- 3.US Homeland Security Department
- 4.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- 5.US State Department
- 6.School of International and Public Affairs
- 7.British Embassy
- 8.Columbia University Apartheid Divest
- 9.Education for All
- 10.Harvard University
- 11.United Nations
- 12.University of California
persons
- 1.Mahmoud Khalil
- 2.Marco Rubio
- 3.Donald Trump
- 4.Amy Greer
- 5.Elise Stefanik
- 6.Ines Fontenelle
- 7.Tricia McLaughlin
- 8.Camille Mackler
- 9.Linda McMahon
- 10.Max Weiss
- 11.Minouche Shafik