(2025-03-20). Palestinian Political Prisoner Mahmoud Khalil Releases Statement. popularresistance.org Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder with permanent residency, has released his first public statement since his arrest on March 8. He was taken into custody by plainclothes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers in the lobby of his Columbia University apartment complex due to his alleged connection to Hamas. His statement, released Tuesday, was dictated by phone to family members from an ICE center in Louisiana. | Khalil, who has not yet been charged with a crime, said he is a "political prisoner" and expressed concern with the political and social climate in the United States that led to his arrest.
(2025-03-20). A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil. aclu.org Earlier this month, recent graduate, activist, soon-to-be father, and legal permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested and detained in direct retaliation for his advocacy for Palestinian rights at Columbia University. Later, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) transferred him to a Louisiana detention facility 1,400 miles away from his home and his family. | Following his illegal arrest, a team of lawyers, including Amy Greer from Dratel & Lewis, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and CLEAR secured a court order to block his deportation. Since then, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Amer…
(2025-03-20). The fight to free Mahmoud Khalil and defend freedom of speech. internationalviewpoint.org In the past few days, thousands of people across the United States have demonstrated in support of Mahmoud Khalil, an individual who has come to symbolize President Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants, on Palestinians, on the Palestine solidarity movement, on universities, and on academic freedom and freedom of speech. | – | / |
(2025-03-20). Former political prisoner Gary Tyler calls for fight to free Mahmoud Khalil. wsws.org In discussion with this reporter, Tyler denounced the arrest and threatened deportation of Khalil, a legal US resident detained by the Trump administration for opposing the Gaza genocide, and called for action to defend freedom of speech.
(2025-03-20). Judge rules to move Mahmoud Khalil's immigration case from New York to New Jersey. wsws.org Government lawyers had sought to get the case moved to Louisiana, where Khalil remains imprisoned and at risk of deportation.
(2025-03-20). Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil's case moved to new US court. newarab.com 
A judge moved the legal case of a pro-Palestinian protest leader The administration had pushed for Columbia University graduate student
(2025-03-20). Attorney Eric Lee exposes witch-hunt of Yale scholar and defends pro-Palestinian speech rights on The Hill's "Rising" wsws.org Immigration lawyer Eric Lee spoke on The Hill's "Rising" on Friday and exposed the repeated attempts by the program hosts to further the McCarthyite witch-hunt against Iranian-born law scholar Helyeh Doutaghi that her opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza constitutes "terrorism."
(2025-03-20). US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student. newarab.com 