Student leader accused immigration officials of conducting ‘open repression of student activism and political speech’
Following the ICE arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, Trump warned of more arrests targeting pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American campus activists. Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate born in Palestine, was arrested due to his revoked student visa, allegedly in support of Trump's executive orders prohibiting antisemitism. He filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the legality of his detention, arguing it violates his First Amendment rights and due process, but was moved to a detention facility in Louisiana. Civil liberties advocates raised concerns about authoritarian repression.
