A March 17 document in his deportation case informed Khalil he could be removed because he failed to disclose that he was a political officer of UNRWA in 2023.
Columbia University enacts reforms to regain $400M in federal funding after the Trump administration cited concerns over antisemitism on campus.
“This is a huge win for Jewish safety at Columbia,” tweeted Eliana Goldin, who is enrolled in Columbia’s joint program with the Jewish Theological Seminary.
"We urge you to abandon this pretextual abuse of our nation's immigration laws against Mr. Khalil and others for expressing political views that you dislike," the senators wrote.
Even for many of us disgusted by Columbia’s decades-long epidemic of educational malpractice, Donald Trump’s sledgehammer governance again goes too far – yet yields results.
Khalil was arrested March 9 by ICE and has been threatened with deportation for leading activities that the Trump administration says were “aligned to Hamas.”
American Jews should ensure that Khalil is given full protection of the law, ensuring that their future rights under that law are protected, too.
The US Antisemitism Task Force is pressing city leaders to address discrimination in schools, as federal scrutiny over rising antisemitism intensifies.
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s orders to deport international students who protest for Palestine.
Mahmoud Khalil’s lofty goal of liberation is two-fold – replacing Israel with Palestine and returning America to the indigenous people