Day 48

March 8, 2025

2 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    Deportation Proceedings Against Mahmoud Khalil for Pro-Palestine Protest Activity

    ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and Columbia University graduate student, from his campus apartment for his role as a lead negotiator in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. An immigration judge found him deportable based on Secretary Rubio's assertion that his 'continued presence posed adverse foreign policy consequences' -- a novel and dangerous legal theory that criminalizes political speech.

    From: Deportation Proceedings Against Mahmoud Khalil for Pro-Palestine Protest Activity

  2. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    Political Prisoners: Detention of Campus Activists for Pro-Palestinian Speech

    The Trump administration detained and sought to deport multiple noncitizen campus activists and scholars for pro-Palestinian speech, revoking an estimated 300 student visas. Key cases include Mahmoud Khalil, Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, and Mohammed Hoque — all arrested based on their protest involvement or writings, with internal DHS documents confirming 'no alternative grounds for removability' existed.

    From: Political Prisoners: Detention of Campus Activists for Pro-Palestinian Speech