2025-04-12: Mahmoud Khalil Roundup

So far today: 2025-04-12 3:32pm GMT

newarab (2025-04-12). Judge says Trump admin can deport student Mahmoud Khalil. newarab.com An immigration judge ruled Friday that a Palestinian student and US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration can be deported, his lawyer said. | Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans said the government had met its burden to prove it had grounds to deport Mahmoud Khalil, Marc van der Hout said in a statement. | "Today, we saw our worst fears play out: Mahmoud was subject to a charade of due process, a flagrant violation of his right to a fair hearing, and a weaponization of immigration law to suppress dissent. This is not over, and our fight continues," he said. | Khalil is not yet sche…

The Media Line Staff (2025-04-12). Mahmoud Khalil Deemed Eligible for Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Advocacy. themedialine.org

WSWS (2025-04-12). Trump's persecution of Mahmoud Khalil for "thought crimes" is the spearhead of dictatorship. wsws.org The direct precedent for the Trump administration's positions is the concept of Willensstrafrecht ("punishment of the will"), developed by the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler.

aljazeera (2025-04-12). US has "very vague" evidence against Mahmoud Khalil. aljazeera.com Professor of Law Wadie Said estimates that the US has no tangible evidence against Mahmoud Khalil.

Arshad Mehmood (2025-04-12). Pro-Palestinian Protests Held Throughout Pakistan. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2025-04-12). Leaked docs. expose Israeli censorship campaign to erase pro-Palestinian content online. presstv.ir Leaked internal documents reveal that Meta has actively complied with Israel's widespread censorship campaign, removing millions of pro-Palestinian posts across Instagram and Facebook since October 7.

WSWS (2025-04-11). Trump administration admits Mahmoud Khalil committed no crime, seeks deportation based solely on his "beliefs, statements, or associations" wsws.org More than a month after Khalil was abducted by government agents outside his apartment, Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted Khalil's deportation is based solely on his opposition to genocide.

Ed Newman (2025-04-11). U.S. admits it is seeking to deport Mahmoud Khalil for his beliefs ahead of key ruling. radiohc.cu Baton Rouge, April 11 (RHC) ⚪ A U.S. federal judge in Louisiana is set to rule on whether the Trump administration has grounds to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and Columbia University graduate who helped organize campus protests against Israel's assault on Gaza.

latintimes (2025-04-11). A Look at the Obscure Cold War Law Revived in Deportation Case Against Pro-Palestinian Activist. latintimes.com The Trump administration is using a rarely invoked Cold War-era immigration statute to justify the potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalill…

aljazeera (2025-04-11). US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. aljazeera.com Donald Trump's administration is pushing to deport Khalil over his participation in pro-Palestine university protests.

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