Monday, April 14, 2025

Court says Trump can deport Mahmoud Khalil

They spoke out for Palestinian lives. Now they're being jailed and silenced.

Justice Democrats

It's been over a month since Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by plainclothes agents, flown across the country, and jailed in an ICE detention center.

Now, a Louisiana immigration judge claims the Trump administration has the authority to revoke his green card and deport him, even though he hasn't committed a crime.

Headline from Politico which reads "Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported". Subhead reads "Lawyers for Khalil are expected to appeal, and a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred his removal from the country."

This is abhorrent, Harris. Mahmoud is facing deportation for his anti-genocide activism while his wife prepares to give birth to their first child any day now. A New Jersey judge has temporarily delayed his deportation while his legal team appeals this decision—which means public pressure still matters.

In the same week, we learned that the U.S. State Department found no evidence to justify the kidnapping of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk by ICE. She was simply persecuted because of writing an op-ed criticizing Netanyahu's genocide of Palestinians.

As a result, Rumeysa has suffered multiple asthma attacks and has been forced to experience poor living conditions including insufficient medical treatment while detained for the last month.

Harris, no one should be jailed or deported for their political beliefs. We must speak out against this dangerous trend of targeting activists and students for exercising their freedom of speech and standing up for Palestinian lives.

Add your name to turn up the public pressure and demand that both Mahmoud and Rumeysa are freed ASAP →

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