ICE arrests Palestinian activist with green card at Columbia University: Attorney
ICE arrests Palestinian activist with green card at Columbia University: Attorney
ICE agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil -- a leader in Columbia University's encampment movement -- on Saturday night, said attorney Amy Greer.
Summary
ICE agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in Columbia University's encampment movement, claiming his student visa was revoked.
However, his attorney Amy Greer states he has a green card, not a student visa.
Despite filing a habeas corpus petition, Greer can't locate where Khalil is being held, noting his eight-months-pregnant wife couldn't find him at a New Jersey facility.
The arrest follows Trump's March 4 social media threat to defund universities allowing "illegal protests" and deport "agitators."
Centrists suddenly dislike retaliation against anti-genocide protesters at Columbia.
Give it a few hours and both sides will be the same again
Strictly speaking, everyone in the United States has the freedom of speech regardless of their being citizens or not.
With that being said, green cards and the like can be rescinded for a variety of reasons, particularly national security.
Add in the fact the Supreme Court has yet to firmly deny the right of Trump to do anything and the outright antisemitism at these protests, the picture of the future ain't good for this guy.
They arrested him without a warrent for speech they didn't like and disappeared him with no legal formality at all.
It is not anti-Semitic to protest Israel commiting genocide with the US's help.
I also don't think it's reasonable to hold all of the protestors accountable for some of the protestors actions (assuming some actually are anti-semetic)
This is not normal. He did not commit a crime. Everyone in these borders has first amendment rights specifically to prevent the government from just declaring some people non citizens and oppressing them.
Don't you understand?! 1st amendment only applies to things that align with the Trump party agenda.
That's what makes America the most free country of all.
His wife is a US citizen and he has a green card by the way. This is how it starts, first they were deporting illegal immigrants with a criminal record, now its anyone pro-Palestine. How long until its anyone that voted Democrat?
They're doing legal immigrants from Ukraine as well.
Secretary of State Marc Rubio also shared an article about Khalil on Sunday night and posted on X, "We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported."
Everyone regardless of immigration status has free speech rights in the US. Rubio is bragging about pissing and shitting on the Constitution. They cannot use immigration to suppress free speech, obviously. This guy needs to released by the courts immediately or American free speech is a complete farce.
Harris wouldn’t have done this, you know it.
Harris of the Biden Harris administration that was arresting student protestors from the start?
Or Harris of the Biden Harris administration that deported more people than trump while dropping the number of new visas issued?
Yes, but on the other hand, I'm pretty sure those complaining about Genocide Joe knew that and preferred this result.
I’m a us citizen who has not been living in the US for years. I’m going back to visit my family this October and I’m honestly a bit scared.
I would get your family out of America. People downplaying this are willfully ignorant. Maga pretending it's all hysterics are wrong, tankies pretending this is business as usual because "America bad" are wrong.
All the groundwork is laid to mass imprison and deport dissidents, the definition of dissident is widening, we are witnessing a complete lack of checks and if your last hope is violence from the populace or the military to fix this then I think Americans need to trust their gut and recognize this place isn't worth staying
Too bad my dad voted for and loves Trump.
But if things got really bad, my mom could relocate to where I am, my dad might consider it if things were really really bad.
It really depends on where. Southern states and cities are seeing more "enforcement". Some northern and more liberal states are fighting things. Outside of the cities I have not seen any ICE but I'm also not one of the targeted groups.
If you really are worried carry your passport.