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Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine: Live Event in New York City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHnzqVlwhrg

#BrunswickME - #BowdoinCollege students stand firm in support of detained #ProPalestine organizer at #ColumbiaUniversity

by WGME StaffSun, March 16th 2025

BRUNSWICK, Maine (WGME) -- "Pro-#Palestinian students at Bowdoin have no plans to shy away from speaking out after a pro-#Palestine student-organizer at Columbia was detained.

"#MahmoudKhalil, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested a week ago after his involvement in protests at Columbia University.

"He's being held by immigration in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.

"Olivia Kenney, a student-organizer at Bowdoin, is currently in New York protesting for Khalil's freedom.

"She tells us his detainment and the expulsion of students across the country is not deterring students from taking action.

"'I am seeing people on campuses across the country and in New York continuing to rise to the occasion. I heard from some of the expelled students who were speaking yesterday and talking about how you can expel a student, but you can't remove their conviction, you cannot remove commitment,' Kenney said.

"Justice Department lawyers have argued the U.S. Government is seeking Khalil's removal because Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reasonable grounds to believe his activities or presence in the country could have 'serious adverse foreign policy consequences.'

"Rubio says the U.S. will likely revoke more student visas in the coming days."

Source:
https://wgme.com/news/local/bowdoin-students-stand-firm-in-support-of-detained-pro-palestine-organizer-at-columbia-united-states-louisiana-new-york-justice-department-marco-rubio-trump-israel#
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #MaineResists #MaineResistance #USPol

#Protest held in #PortlandME to support #PalestinianActivist

March 18, 2025

PORTLAND (WGME) -- "A rally in downtown Portland was held Tuesday afternoon, protesting the detention and proposed deportation of a #Palestinian activist.

"Community leaders turned out in support of #MahmoudKhalil, a permanent U.S. resident and student who was arrested a week ago over his involvement in #ProPalestine protests at #ColumbiaUniversity.

"He's accused of distributing pro-Hamas propaganda, including flyers bearing the group’s logo and organizing protests that disrupted classes and harassed Jewish students.

"Khalil is currently being held by immigration officers in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.

"The State Department is looking to revoke his green card.

"His attorneys have filed a lawsuit challenging his detention, arguing his rights were violated.

"'This is a travesty of justice,' #FaisalKhan of the #CarolinaPeaceCenter said. 'A stain on the moral conscience of the United States. And yet, the American public remains largely silent. How much longer will the silence continue, I ask? How much longer will people turn away from the suffering of innocent lives. Silence is complicity.'"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protest-held-in-portland-to-support-palestinian-activist/ar-AA1Bcl7i
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #MaineResistance #USPol

«The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent. Visa holders, green card carriers, and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs.»
#MahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud

https://jacobin.com/2025/03/khalil-letter-detention-gaza-rights/

#ColumbiaUniversity Apologized to #MahmoudKhalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension

#MarcoRubio justified Khalil's arrest using the same #protest-related charges Columbia brought against him — but dismissed a day later.

by Isa Farfan, March 19 2025

Original article:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/columbia-mahmoud-khalil-suspension-gaza-protests/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/4Oelc
#FreePalestine #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #USPol #Gaza #RightToProtest #FreeSpeech #Authoritarianism

Judge orders #MahmoudKhalil's case transferred from #Louisiana to #NewJersey

March 19, 2025

Excerpt: "Rejecting the administration's bid on Wednesday, District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that, since the district of New Jersey was 'the one and only district in which Khalil could have filed his petition" seeking his release from detention, the case must be transferred there rather than Louisiana.

"The judge also upheld his 10 March order barring Mr Khalil's deportation while the case continues, but did not rule on his lawyers' request for immediate release.

"The US justice department has not commented on the ruling.

"Mr Khalil's lawyer Samah Sisay said in a statement on Wednesday that the government moved him to Louisiana to avoid having the case heard in New York or New Jersey.

"'Mr Khalil should be free and home with his wife awaiting the birth of their first child, and we will continue to do everything possible to make that happen,' Ms Sisay told Reuters.

"Mr Khalil's wife, who is a US citizen, is eight months pregnant.

"His lawyers have argued that he was exercising #FreeSpeech rights to demonstrate in support of #Palestinians in #Gaza and against US support for #Israel. They accused the government of 'open #repression of student #activism and #Politicalspeech'.

"Trump has previously stated that foreign students found to be 'terrorist sympathisers' would face deportation.

"Mr Khalil has not been charged with any crime.

"On Wednesday, Trump deputy chief of staff #StephenMiller said the administration believes "that any foreign nationals visiting our country are prohibited from supporting any designated terrorist organization" such as Hamas."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygldgjkgyo
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #SilencingDissent #Authoritarianism #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism

#World États-Unis

"L'administration Trump me cible : c'est un élément d'une stratégie plus large pour éradiquer la résistance...
Tout en sachant parfaitement que ce moment dépasse mes difficultés personnelles, j'espère néanmoins être libre pour assister à la naissance de mon premier enfant".
#StandupforMahmoudKhalil
#FreeMahmoud #MahmoudKhalil #Resist #FreePalestine
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/letter-from-mahmoud-khalil-a-palestinian-political-prisoner-in-louisiana/

#PortlandME - Another #ProtestOfOne (the 11am one had a few more folks I hear). I mostly received support, some raised fists and horns -- also "Traitor!" and some not nice things that I won't repeat. But I'm glad I was out there!
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #resistance #ResistFascism #ResistTrump #MaineResists

#MahmoudKhalil Isn’t the Only #GreenCard Holder Targeted for Arrest

The Trump administration has identified another legal permanent resident it wants deported.

By Nick Miroff, March 13, 2025

Excerpt: "It turns out Secretary of State #MarcoRubio identified a second individual to be deported, and included that person alongside Khalil in a March 7 letter to the Department of Homeland Security [#DHS]. Both were identified in the letter as legal permanent residents, The Atlantic has learned.

"Rubio’s letter notified DHS that he had revoked both targets’ visas, setting in motion plans for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and attempt to deport them, according to a senior DHS official and another U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe how the operation against Khalil took shape.

In addition to the two names in Rubio’s initial letter, the State Department has also sent the names of 'one or two' more students whose visas it has revoked, according to the DHS official, who described the first group of names as an opening move, with 'more to come.'"

Original article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-deportation-green-card-holder-mahmoud-khalil/682037/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/mgFc6
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#Jewish protesters flood #TrumpTower's lobby to demand the #ColumbiaUniversity #activist's release

by Cedar Attanasio, AP, 3/13/2025

New York — "Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of #TrumpTower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of #MahmoudKhalil, a #ProPalestinian activist who helped lead protests against #Israel at Columbia University.

"The demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace wore red shirts reading 'Jews say stop arming Israel' and held up banners as they chanted 'Bring Mahmoud home now!' on the lower level of the Fifth Avenue building's public atrium.

"After warning the protesters to leave, police said they arrested 98 people who stayed on various charges, including trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest.

"Khalil, a 30-year-old permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen and who hasn't been charged with breaking any laws, was arrested outside his New York City apartment Saturday and faces deportation. He's being held at an immigration detention center in Louisiana."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/13/campus-protests-immigration-arrest/82367512007/
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The Legal Argument That Could Set #MahmoudKhalil Free

Lawyers trying to free the #ColumbiaUniversity activist point to a legal exception undermining the #Trump administration’s argument.

“The government doesn’t get to decide what you can talk about and what you cannot talk about based on whether or not it helps the U.S.”

by Jonah Valdez, March 13 2025

"Khalil’s attorneys plan to contest his detention on free speech grounds under the First Amendment and by challenging the government’s use of the '#ForeigPolicy' provision. By evoking the 'foreign policy' provision, the Trump administration is making a clear statement not just about its foreign policy goals but also free speech, Azmy said.

"'The United States government thinks Mahmoud’s speech in favor of Palestinian human rights and to end the genocide is not only contrary to U.S. foreign policy, which is something in itself, but that that dissent provides grounds for arrest, detention, and deportation,' Azmy said. 'It’s an astonishing claim.'

"Central to their challenge in court will likely be another provision within the Immigration and Nationality Act that exempts #noncitizens facing deportation under the government’s “foreign policy” provision. The exception, known as Section 212(a)(3)(C)(iii), says that an individual cannot be deported under the 'foreign policy' provision cited by the government if their 'past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations, if such beliefs, statements, or associations would be lawful within the United States.'

"In other words, since Khalil’s past activities were protected free speech under the First Amendment, he should not be deported under the 'foreign policy' provision cited by the government, Azmy said. The Department of Homeland Security has said it arrested Khalil, a lead negotiator for #Palestine solidarity protesters at Columbia, for having 'led activities aligned to Hamas.' But even if such alignments exist, advocacy is protected activity in the U.S., Khalil’s attorneys maintain.

"'If there is constitutionally protected speech,' Azmy said. 'It doesn’t matter if it goes adverse to the foreign policy interests of the United States — it’s still protected. The government doesn’t get to decide what you can talk about and what you cannot talk about based on whether or not it helps the U.S.'"

Original article:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/13/mahmoud-khalil-legal-free-speech-deport/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Su5P8
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EVEN I DON'T DISAPPEAR PEOPLE FOR IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES. FLAVOR TRANSCENDS CREED. #FreeMahmoud

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