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Trump Administration Accuses Columbia Student of Hiding UNRWA Ties on Green Card Application

The Trump administration is accusing Mahmoud Khalil of not fully disclosing his UNRWA ties on his green card application, which may lead to deportation due to omissions under immigration law.
Khalil was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on March 8, 2025, due to alleged ties to Hamas and participation in anti-Israel protests at Columbia throughout 2024.
Federal prosecutors claim UNRWA has ties to Hamas and assert that Khalil's green card application included serious omissions that could justify deportation under immigration law.
Khalil's lawyers argue the case infringes on free speech rights, but experts have noted it is based on immigration violations, not free speech.

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ICE Got Warrants Under “False Pretenses,” Claims Columbia Student Targeted Over Gaza Protests

ICE got warrants under a law that bars concealment of immigrants — yet the Gaza protesters were legal residents living at Columbia.

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Mahmoud Khalil Hid His Work With UNRWA

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The Trump administration has moved to deport green card and visa holders, including a pro-Palestinian activist, a Georgetown University academic and a Brown University doctor. What evidence do government officials need in these cases?

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Hostage Families Sue Columbia’s Free Speech Darling Mahmoud Khalil for Being Hamas Agent

The US government alleged that Mahmoud Khalil failed to disclose his past employment with UNRWA on his visa application.

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Trump administration claims Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented information on green card application

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The government has claimed that Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil intentionally misrepresented information on his green card application and therefore is inadmissible to the United States. According to recent court filings, President Donald Trump’s administration said Khalil failed to disclose when applying for his green card last year that his employment by the Syria Office at the British Embassy in Be…

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