2025-04-15: Mahmoud Khalil Roundup

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Pressenza New York (2025-04-15). Jews and Allies Held Liberation Seder Outside ICE HQ, Demanding Freedom for Mahmoud Khalil and an End to Political Repression. pressenza.com On Monday evening, April 14, Jewish Voice for Peace—NYC (JVP-NYC) held a Liberation Seder outside ICE headquarters at Foley Square. The action, co-sponsored by IfNotNow, Jews For Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), Rabbis for Ceasefire, and Shoresh, brought together hundreds of Jews and allies who connected the ancient story of liberation from slavery to today's urgent struggles against political repression, anti-Palestinian targeting, and state violence. | The Seder took place just days after a Louisiana judge ruled that the deportation of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil could proceed, despite…

Staff (2025-04-15). Liberation Seder: Hundreds of Jewish Protesters Demand Release of Foreign Students Abducted by ICE. democracynow.org Hundreds of members of Jewish Voice for Peace in New York protested outside of the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Monday on the third night of the major Jewish holiday Passover. They gathered in support of a growing number of immigrant activists who have been taken prisoner by ICE, including New York residents Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi, both Palestinian participants of pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University last year. Democracy Now! spoke to some of the Passover Seder attendees. "I've always thought of Passover as a celebration of liberation. And liberation can never be j…

aljazeera (2025-04-15). Police use batons against pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam. aljazeera.com Video shows Dutch police using batons against pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Amsterdam.

Amy Goodman (2025-04-14). Trump Admin Is Buying Time in Federal Court to Speed Mahmoud Khalil Deportation. truthout.org We get an update on the case of Mahmoud Khalil from Diala Shamas, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and part of Khalil's legal team. An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that the Trump administration has grounds to deport Khalil for taking part in Gaza student protests, despite being a legal permanent resident of the United States. The government's evidence in… |

Natalia Marques (2025-04-14). Mahmoud Khalil and how free speech became a deportable offense under Trump. peoplesdispatch.org A judge ruled that the Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist can be deported after Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims Khalil's presence "would compromise a compelling US foreign policy interest"

latintimes (2025-04-14). WATCH: Columbia Student Throws Up Peace Signs While Being Detained at Citizenship Appointment Despite Green Card Status. latintimes.com Mohsen Madawi, a friend of Mahmoud Khalil, is the latest Columbia University student to be targeted by the Trump administration for expressing anti-Israel views.

Democracy Now! (2025-04-14). Democracy Now! 2025-04-14 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for April 14, 2025; Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer: Trump Admin Is Delaying in Federal Court While Racing to Deport Activist; Maria Hinojosa: El Salvador's "Dictator" Key to Disappearing Migrants Like Kilmar Abrego Garcia; "I'm Not Really Free": Pulitzer Winners "Suave" & Maria Hinojosa Examine Life After Prison in Season 2 | Headlines for April 14, 2025; Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer: Trump Admin Is Delaying in Federal Court While Racing to Deport Activist; Maria Hinojosa: El Salvador's "Dictator" Key to Disappearing Migrants Like Kilmar Ab…

Staff (2025-04-14). Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs. defenddemocracy.press By Jake Offenhartz April 11, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration's authority to expel noncitizens whose presence …

Staff (2025-04-14). Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer: Trump Admin Is Delaying in Federal Court While Racing to Deport Activist. democracynow.org We get an update on the case of Mahmoud Khalil from Diala Shamas, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and part of Khalil's legal team. An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that the Trump administration has grounds to deport Khalil for taking part in Gaza student protests, despite being a legal permanent resident of the United States. The government's evidence in the case consists of a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio conceding that Khalil has no criminal history and that the U.S. is seeking to deport him based purely on his "beliefs, statement…

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