(2025-04-02). Columbia Students Fight Back Against Deportation Threats. popularresistance.org Hundreds of Columbia students gathered frantically on Tuesday, March 25 in a cathedral near campus for an emergency union meeting, debating how to respond against what they described as the university administration's "concessions to fascism." | The uproar ignited on March 9, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate and student activist Mahmoud Khalil at his home without a judicial warrant. Federal authorities claimed to revoke Khalil's green card from his involvement in pro-Palestine campus protests since Israel's war on Gaza.
(2025-04-02). Mahmoud Khalil's Attorney: 'This Is The McCarthy Era All Over Again'. popularresistance.org A federal judge in New Jersey will soon issue a ruling on where the deportation case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who led the student encampment at Columbia University last year, can be litigated. On March 8, Khalil was abducted in New York by agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who told him his lawful permanent residency status had been "revoked." He is now languishing in a notorious Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Louisiana, more than 1,000 miles from his U.S. citizen wife who is over eight months pregnant, while U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz decides whe…
(2025-04-02). Mahmoud Khalil's attorney: This is the McCarthy Era all over again. radiohc.cu
(2025-04-02). Headlines for April 2, 2025. democracynow.org Gaza's Residents Go Hungry as U.N. Condemns "Ridiculous" Israeli Claims of Enough Food , U.S. Attacks on Yemen Kill 4 as Pentagon Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier to Middle East, White House Won't Punish Mike Waltz over Disclosure of Yemen War Plans, Federal Judge Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Immigration Case Must Continue in New Jersey, Unions Rally in Defense of Immigrants Snatched by Plainclothes ICE Agents, Germany to Deport 4 Foreign Residents over Gaza Solidarity Protests, Republicans Win Two Open Florida House Seats, But Democrats Make Gains, Liberal Judge Susan Crawford Wins Wiscons…
(2025-04-02). Buses from 30+ Cities Traveling to DC for April 5 Palestine Protest, Organizers Announce Gathering Location: 3rd and Pennsylvania NW and 3rd St SW. pressenza.com Organizers across the country have been hard at work preparing for this Saturday's national march to oppose the persecution of pro-Palestine students like Mahmoud Khalil and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. There are now over 300 endorsing organizations that support the march. Over 30 transportation centers have been organized in cities as far away as Tampa, Florida and Chicago to bring thousands of attendees to the march. | Layan Fuleihan, Education Director of The People's Forum said, "We have seen a swell of support for this crucial demonstration. Student organizations, mosques, labor activists, and so m…
(2025-04-02). Domestic unrest plagues Israel, Hungary ahead of first EU visit since ICC arrest warrant. haaretz.com Orbán and Netanyahu are reportedly expected to discuss the transfer of Hungary's embassy to Jerusalem, which would go against EU policy. Meanwhile, a pro-Palestinian foundation has called on European states to 'intercept' Netanyahu's plane and arrest him…
(2025-04-02). Momodou Taal, Who Sued Trump, Voluntarily Leaves The Country. popularresistance.org Momodou Taal, a pro-Palestinian activist and international Ph.D student, announced his decision to leave the country on Monday — ending a weeks-long struggle with the federal government that began when he sued the Trump administration. | Soon after Taal announced his decision on X and Instagram, his lawyers withdrew his lawsuit in federal court. | Taal first made national news when he, alongside Sriram Parasurama, a Ph.D. student in plant sciences, and Prof. M≈©koma wa Ng≈©gƒ©, literatures in English, sued the Trump administration for allegedly violating their First and Fifth…
(2025-04-02). Pro-Palestinian student leaves US amid crackdown on activists. newarab.com 
A pro-Palestinian student who was suing the "Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable ruling from the courts would guarantee my…
(2025-04-01). Columbia graduates tear up diplomas to protest university's capitulation to Trump over Gaza protests. radiohc.cu New York, April 1 (RHC) ⚪ Several alumni from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs have publicly ripped up their diplomas to protest the Trump administration's jailing of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia student protest leader who was abducted by ICE and flown to an immigration jail in Louisiana, even though he's a permanent U.S. resident.
(2025-04-01). Mahmoud Khalil: 'I am a political prisoner'. greenleft.org.au 
Columbia University postgraduate and pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil dictated this letter from his cell in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana, on March 18.
(2025-04-01). Yunseo Chung & Mahmoud Khalil: Trump targets permanent residents. greenleft.org.au 
The attacks on immigrants, international students and permanent residents in the United States are a grim reminder of the long history of deportations and border control as a strategy to punish political radicals, writes Malik Miah.