Progressives sound alarm over detention of Palestinian activist

Mayoral hopeful Mamdani condemns Cuomo’s response to Mahmoud Khalil detainment

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Friday criticized rival Andrew Cuomo’s response to the Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and green card holder, calling it weak. Mamdani, a Muslim Assembly member representing part of western Queens, has raised concerns this week about Khalil, who was arrested last Saturday without charge and placed in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for deportation Th…

With the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist, the deletion of hundreds of words from government communications and other measures, the Trump administration is severely restricting freedom of expression.

On March 8, US immigration police detained Mahmoud Khalil, an activist who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York in 2024. His green card (US residence permit) was canceled. They were going to deport Khalil immediately, but the court forbade him to do so until his case was considered.

Troy Edgar Implies We Should Deport Elon Musk - emptywheel

Most people pointing to this insane interview NPR did with DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar focus on the import it has for Mahmoud Khalil’s case. When pressed repeatedly, Edgar can offer no proof to back his increasingly escalating claims that Khalil didn’t disclose something when he entered the US on a student visa; he just offers the classic troll answer that everything is clear. Edgar: I think if he would have declared he’s a terrorist, we wou…

Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys accuse the Trump administration of "targeted, retaliatory detention"

Khalil's attorneys allege that he heard an agent during his arrest say, "the White House is requesting an update"

Donald Trump, Mahmoud Khalil, and Free Speech Under Siege: “We’re in an Alarming Period”

By using the government to crack down on immigrants, protesters, and political adversaries, the president is laying waste to the First Amendment—and he’s only just getting started.