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Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging 'public-private' conspiracy to silence Israel critics

Pro-Palestinian activist who led protests against Israel at Columbia University alleges Trump officials and private groups violated the Ku Klux Klan Act by coordinating his doxing, detention and attempted deportation

Associated Press | 07.14.26

מחמוד חליל, מפגין פרו-פלסטיני בוגר אוניברסיטת קולומביה

US judge orders deportation of pro-Palestinian activist to Syria or Algeria

Immigration judge rules Mahmoud Khalil misled US authorities on his green card application and orders deportation to Algeria or Syria; Columbia student and protest leader vows to appeal, calling case political retaliation for his activism

Ynet, news agencies | 09.18.25

Critics slam New York Times for podcast guest who justified October 7 massacre

Paper under fire after columnist Ezra Klein hosted anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil, who said 'We couldn't avoid' Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, sparking outrage from Jewish leaders and former staffers who say he went unchallenged on antisemitic claims

Ynet | 08.08.25

A Palestinian flag and the voice of Mahmoud Khalil: pro-Palestinian gesture on stage at Coachella

Alternative band Blonde Redhead used performance at the popular festival to support the student who was arrested by the Trump administration and faces deportation after leading the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University; joins a string of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli gestures at the music event

Ynet | 04.21.25

US immigration judge rules Palestinian Columbia student can be deported

Louisiana court allows deportation case against activist Mahmoud Khalil to proceed under 1952 law; Khalil’s lawyers decry targeting of protected speech

Reuters | 04.12.25

הפגנה פרו-פלסטינית בעד מחמוד חליל מנהיג המחאה ב אוניברסיטת קולומביה מחוץ לבית משפט ב ניו יורק ארה"ב 12 במרץ

Jewish faculty, students at Harvard U sign letter denouncing Khalil arrest at Columbia U

They accuse the Trump administration of exploiting concerns about antisemitism to suppress free speech and target political dissent on university campuses, call on Harvard to help secure release of the pro-Palestinian activist

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.24.25

Case against Mahmoud Khalil: bold legal precedent or executive overreach?

Analysis: Experts expand on legalities behind detention and threatened deportation of Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests organizer

Shira Dicker/The Media Line | 03.22.25

Judge says pro-Palestinian Columbia protestor must remain in US for now

Court rules Mahmoud Khalil must stay in US while arrest challenge moves to New Jersey; Khalil's lawyer says government moved him to Louisiana to avoid having case heard in New York or New Jersey

Reuters | 03.19.25

Let the US Jewish community address American antisemitism from both the right and left

Analysis: Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student leader at Columbia University, has ignited controversy; Jewish organizations welcome the move, while progressive figures defend him, exposing divisions over rising antisemitism and free speech in the US

Dr. David Barak-Gorodetsky | 03.17.25

Columbia U protest leader to remain in detention, won't be deported, judge rules

Mahmoud Khalil's pregnant wife says she was naive to think his Green Card would save him from arrest, says he is helping other detained migrants with poor English fill out forms; 'It would be devastating for him to meet his first child behind a glass screen'

Reuters | 03.13.25

‘He wasn’t arrested for speaking up’: Columbia U still rocked by arrest of campus protest leader

The arrest of a Columbia graduate heavily involved in anti-Israel protests on campus for alleged ties to Hamas, has increased tensions on a campus already grappling with destructive protests, free speech debates, and accusations of antisemitism

Shira Dicker/The Media Line | 03.11.25

Trump boasts about ICE arrest of organizer of Columbia University's anti-Israel protests

The US president says it is 'the first arrest of many to come' after vowing to deport foreign students and imprison 'agitators' involved in protests against Israel's actions in Gaza

Ynetnews, News Agencies | 03.10.25

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