Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (domestic terrorists)—without a warrant—arrest Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident of the U.s. and a graduate student at Columbia (New York City) University, for advocating boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel for its ongoing genocide against Gazan Palestinians.
Postscript: Khalil was transferred over one-thousand miles away to the confederate state of louisiana in an attempt to limit contact with his wife and attorney (government licensed legal counsel).
[added 2/1/2026] Thanks to Antiwar.com, John Whitehead and Truthout for this entry.
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References:
Palestinian activist arrest signals Columbia University ‘collaborating’ with Trump | Middle East Eye
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-activist-arrest-signals-columbia-university-collaborating-trump
ICE Arrest of Palestinian Grad Has Brought Fear to Columbia University Campus | Truthout
truthout.org/video/ice-arrest-of-palestinian-grad-has-brought-fear-to-columbia-university-campus/
My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a Political Prisoner – CounterPunch.org
www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/18/my-name-is-mahmoud-khalil-and-i-am-a-political-prisoner/
ICE Admits They Didn’t Have a Warrant When They Abducted Mahmoud Khalil | Truthout
truthout.org/articles/ice-admits-they-didnt-have-a-warrant-when-they-abducted-mahmoud-khalil/
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