- United States
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Federal agents took Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee and forme arrest warrant and without identifying themselves on March 8, 2025 r master’s student at Columbia University, into custody without an Mahmoud Khalil is being detained without having been charged with a crime. He He is a permanent resident of the United States. He is being denied due process, since he has not had fair and appropriate access to his lawyers. The Trump administration is claiming to revoke Mahmoud’s green card. ewish people are intertwined and go hand-by-hand and you cannot ach
In Spring 2024, Mahmoud Khalil told CNN, “As a Palestinian student ieve one without the other. , I believe that the liberation of the Palestinian people and the J cating for the freedom and liberation of everyone. Our movement is a movement for social justice and freedom and equal ity for everyone.” He spoke at protests at Columbia University advo The Trump administration is punishing Mahmoud Khalil for his free speech on Palestine denying him due process and claiming to revoke his legal residency status is blatant fascism. The First Amendment also protects the freedom of speech of people who are not American citizens. This detainment of Mahmoud Khalil for free speech while I want to know your stance on these violations of free speech and due process. e speech and due process, and (3) act on your responsibility to uph old the Constitution. As your constituent, I expect a response. If you do not support these violations of free speech and due proce ss, then I want you to (1) denounce the Trump administration’s acti ons against Mahmoud Khalil, (2) tell me how you plan to protect fre