Summary

ICE agents arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in Columbia University’s encampment movement, claiming his student visa was revoked.

However, his attorney Amy Greer states he has a green card, not a student visa.

Despite filing a habeas corpus petition, Greer can’t locate where Khalil is being held, noting his eight-months-pregnant wife couldn’t find him at a New Jersey facility.

The arrest follows Trump’s March 4 social media threat to defund universities allowing “illegal protests” and deport “agitators.”

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      1 day ago

      I have not confirmed, but a post on BlueSky suggested this was just a postured threat and not taking place. I suggested to one of the threatened families that he should immediately file a Tort lawsuit against the administration anyway, just to make clear even threats won’t be accepted.

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        11 hours ago

        Files tort lawsuit - wins - trump declares they used the deep state judge to illegally win, and deports him for breaking some made up law.