Mahmoud Khalil

Arrested Columbia Student to Remain in Louisiana, Judge Orders​

More than 100 demonstrators gather outside courthouse, with many signs supporting Mahmoud Khalil​


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“A federal judge said that Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student arrested after his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, would remain in Louisiana for now.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman set a schedule Wednesday for the lawyers to present written arguments later this week. He said that his order to keep Khalil in an immigration detention facility in Louisiana was due not to the merits of any arguments, but to provide time to address the “important issues that this case raises.”

Among those is in what court Khalil’s case should be heard. Lawyers for the government argued that the case shouldn’t be decided by a judge in New York, but rather in New Jersey, where he was first booked and processed, or in Louisiana, where he was he was transferred to this past weekend. Khalil’s lawyers pushed for him to be returned to New York as soon as possible.

Separately, Furman directed that Khalil’s lawyers be allowed phone calls with their client on Wednesday and Thursday. “Our access to our client is severely limited by the fact that he is in Louisiana,” said Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer for Khalil. …

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Khalil, who completed coursework for a master’s degree from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs in December, was one of the leaders of last year’s protests and spoke with national media about the students’ efforts. His lawyer said he planned to walk in the graduation ceremony this spring.

Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong said Wednesday that she stood by all of her students and supported their right to express their views.

When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were arresting Khalil, his lawyer said, she spoke over the phone to one of the agents on the scene who told her the State Department had revoked Khalil’s student visa. She told the agent that Khalil was a lawful permanent resident and he replied that the department also had revoked that and hung up, she said.

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Khalil’s wife, a U.S. citizen who was with him at the time of his arrest, said Tuesday that agents didn’t provide a warrant. Khalil entered the country in 2022 on a student visa before gaining lawful permanent residency in 2024.

“U.S. immigration ripped my soul from me when they handcuffed my husband and forced him into an unmarked vehicle,” Khalil’s wife said.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that ICE agents arrested Khalil in compliance with President Trump’s executive orders targeting antisemitism. Trump said Monday that Khalil’s arrest would be the first of many.

A Department of Homeland Security document, dated March 9, said Khalil was deportable from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows the Secretary of State to remove a person when they have reasonable ground to believe that person’s presence “would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the U.S. …”
 
What specifically did this guy do that was "terrorist supporting"? None of the articles provide details?

Being pro-Palestine isn't automatically pro -terrorist.
 
nycfan said:


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I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.
 
ZenMode said:
I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.
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Least surprising thing I’ve seen on this board in a while.
 
ZenMode said:
I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.
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Aren't you a libertarian, supposedly?

The First Amendment prohibits the government from using the carrot of federal funding to achieve what it cannot achieve by other means. It is plainly illegal to say, "we're not going to give you funds unless you eliminate these courses." That is a day one law school level principle.
 
superrific said:
Aren't you a libertarian, supposedly?

The First Amendment prohibits the government from using the carrot of federal funding to achieve what it cannot achieve by other means. It is plainly illegal to say, "we're not going to give you funds unless you eliminate these courses." That is a day one law school level principle.
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In regard to the legality of the federal government's attempted control of courses, I agree.

I was more talking about the issue of student behavior and the universities apparent unwillingness to address a variety of behaviors by "pro-Palestine" students.
 
I haven't seen any evidence that this guy did anything wrong at all. Anyone who has been on this board or the previous board knows that I am pretty pro-Israel. If this guy was out actively recruiting members for Hamas or something I could see deporting him out of concerns for him being a security threat, but there is no evidence (that I have seen) that he has done anything of the sort. The only statements I have seen that are attributed to him are actually pretty moderate. This whole situation is crazy and is nauseating.

The scary thing is that if you take away the ability of people to peacefully and lawfully express their beliefs, they might be more inclined to express those beliefs in other ways. Part of me wonders if that is what Trump is hoping for.
 
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