Mahmoud Khalil Awaits Crucial Ruling Amid Deportation Threats

A Sea Of Sorrow: Mindless Cruelty Remains the Point

Still held in a Louisiana detention center for the crime of denouncing the slaughter and starvation of Gazan children, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil told a judge Thursday his deportation would likely mean death for him and his family. His testimony came hours after Khalil finally got to hold h...

Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Claims His Imminent Deportation is Equivalent to ‘Suicide’

Mahmoud Khalil told an immigration judge Thursday that his deportation to Syria would amount to “suicide.”

Mahmoud Khalil awaits crucial ruling amid deportation threats

In this latest hearing, expert witnesses took the stand — making the case that deporting Khalil to Syria or Algeria would put him and his family in grave danger.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum

Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following a nearly 10-hour court hearing Thursday, an immigration judge will not immediately decide if Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for deportation after he helped organize pro-Palestinian protests as a student at Columbia University, is eligible for asylum. Instead Judge Jamee Comans is giving attorneys for Khalil, who took the st…

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer speaks out about his testimony amid his fight against deportation

Columbia University protestor Mahmoud Khalil testified for more than two hours yesterday about his journey to the U.S. and the risks he would face if he were to be deported. Nora Ahmed, Khalil’s lawyer and ACLU of Louisiana Legal Director, joins Ana Cabrera to share more on his case.

Khalil was the first arrested in the Trump administration's immigration offensive against student activism