#Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by #ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens

#BadarKhanSuri was detained by #DHS agents after a public campaign against him and his wife by pro-#Israel groups.

from #DropSiteNews
Archit and Murtaza Hussain
Mar 19

#Suri's arrest comes after an exceptionally public media campaign targeting his wife, #MaphezeSaleh, by pro-Israel groups. Saleh, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian background, is the daughter of #AhmedYousef, a former political advisor to the #Hamas-led government in the #Gaza Strip, after the group gained control there in 2006. #Yousef has been a writer and commentator on Hamas in recent years for major Western media publications, including the New York Times and The Guardian.

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Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens

Badar Khan Suri was detained by DHS agents after a public campaign against him and his wife by pro-Israel groups.

^{Archit (Drop Site News)}

This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare

Opinion [re arrest of #MahmoudKhalil]
Michelle Goldberg
March 10, 2025

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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"“This seems like one of the biggest threats, if not the biggest threats to First Amendment freedoms in 50 years,” said Brian Hauss, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s a direct attempt to punish speech because of the viewpoint it espouses.”"

nytimes.com/2025/03/10/opinion…

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Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

^{Michelle Goldberg (The New York Times)}

The US assault on free speech is not going to end with #MahmoudKhalil

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Arwa Mahdawi - Opinion
Sat 15 Mar 2025 09.00 EDT

"It should be clear by now that America is not exceptional; the constitution is not a magical document that will protect our freedoms simply by existing. We are sliding towards an authoritarian future at alarming speed and #Khalil’s detention is an important reminder that we can’t fight for our rights in isolation. All of our freedoms are intertwined."

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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The US assault on free speech is not going to end with Mahmoud Khalil

The significance of the Trump administration’s arrest and threat to deport the Palestinian activist cannot be overstated

^{Arwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)}

How a #Columbia Student Activist Landed in Federal Detention

#MahmoudKhalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President #Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.

[Fairly sympathetic article from the #NYT.]

from #NewYorkTimes
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By Michael Wilson, Michael Rothfeld and Ana Ley
Published March 16, 2025
Updated March 17, 2025, 9:32 a.m. ET

nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyregio…

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How Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia Student Activist, Landed in Federal Detention

Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.

^{Michael Wilson (The New York Times)}

#ColumbiaUniversity expels, suspends and revokes degrees of 22 students

The move comes after #Trump demanded several changes to be instituted at the university in return for federal funding

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 14 March 2025 19:58 GMT

"Columbia University leadership made a series of concessions to the Trump administration on Thursday following an extraordinary letter that listed nine demands it expected the university to make if it did not want its federal funding to be pulled.

On Thursday, the university announced it was expelling, suspending and revoking the degrees of 22 students following last year’s Hamilton Hall protest, fulfilling one of the nine demands issued in a letter from the Trump administration to Columbia."

middleeasteye.net/news/feds-ap…

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Columbia University expels, suspends and revokes degrees of 22 students

^{Syma Mohammed (Middle East Eye)}

BREAKING: #MahmoudKhalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention

#Khalil will likely stay at notorious #ICE facility in Louisiana until at least March 17.

from #DropSiteNews
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Jason Paladino
Mar 13, 2025

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BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention

Khalil will likely stay at notorious ICE facility in Louisiana until at least March 17.

^{www.dropsitenews.com}

UK: Pro-Palestine students face expulsion for sharing Middle East Eye posts

The University of Essex is investigating six students affiliated to the Palestine Society after Prevent flagged their social media posts

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Areeb Ullah
Published date: 12 March 2025 16:53 GMT

middleeasteye.net/news/uk-pro-…

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UK: Pro-Palestine students face expulsion for sharing Middle East Eye posts

A group of students at the University of Essex are facing potential expulsion after sharing a series of social media posts, including a video published by Middle East Eye marking the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

^{Areeb Ullah (Middle East Eye)}

#Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

The deputy director of a liberal project at #YaleLawSchool was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to #Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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By Stephanie Saul
March 12, 2025 Updated 1:07 p.m. ET

nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/yale…

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Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.

^{Stephanie Saul (The New York Times)}

Wife of #Columbia graduate student detained by #ICE speaks out about his arrest

#MahmoudKhalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of #Trump’s crackdown on pro- #Palestinian campus protesters

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Michael Sainato
Wed 12 Mar 2025 09.26 EDT

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

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Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest

Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters

^{Michael Sainato (The Guardian)}

White House says immigration officials are seeking more pro-Palestinian protesters

from #NPR #NationalPublicRadio
[US]March 11, 2025 5:31 PM ET
Elena Moore

The #WhiteHouse is defending the arrest of pro- #Palestinian protest leader and #ColumbiaUniversity graduate student #MahmoudKhalil, and says the #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity plans to arrest more protesters moving forward.

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to arrest Khalil, a green card holder who is of Palestinian descent, fell in line with President #Trump's recent executive order aimed at cracking down on antisemitism on U.S. campuses. The order allows the administration to revoke visas and deport international students if they're determined to be "pro-jihadist" or "#Hamas sympathizers."

npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-53247…

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#MahmoudKhalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by #Trump at State of the Union

A federal judge has since blocked his potential deportation—for now

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Jason Paladino
Mar 10, 2025

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Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump at State of the Union

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BREAKING: #DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of #Columbia #Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-#Israel Groups

#MahmoudKhalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an #ICE detention facility.

from #DropSiteNews
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Janine AlHadidi and Meghnad Bose
Mar 09, 20

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BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups

Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.

^{Janine AlHadidi (Drop Site News)}

Columbia's Barnard College is first to expel students over Gaza war

Activists say the expulsions lacked due process, leaving students with little time to retain legal counsel

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Syma Mohammed.
Published date: 26 February 2025 21:35 GMT

middleeasteye.net/news/columbi…

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Columbia's Barnard College is first to expel students over Gaza war

Two students on Friday were expelled from Barnard College, which is part of Columbia University, for disrupting a class as an act of political protest.

^{Syma Mohammed (Middle East Eye)}

Columbia students sue university for attacks on pro-Palestine activism

As #Trump threatens to deport ‘pro-#Hamas’ students, campus activists who were suspended last spring fight back

Kavitha Chekuru
Feb 03, 2025

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“Three students from Columbia University filed a lawsuit on Monday morning against the school administration for their suspensions related to their pro-#Palestine activism on campus. Among the claims in the complaint, the students state that the university violated its own policies during the disciplinary process, that the university targeted the students for their views, and that it violated New York’s landlord tenant laws when it evicted the students from university housing.”

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Columbia students just sued the university for attacks on pro-Palestine activism

As Trump threatens to deport ‘pro-Hamas’ students, campus activists who were suspended last spring fight back

^{Kavitha Chekuru (Drop Site News)}

Act now to protect student activists against deportation and attack. - JVP

Action appeal from Jewish Voice for Peace [directed toward the Board of Regents of the University of California]
January 30, 2025

jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resour…

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Act now to protect student activists against deportation and attack. - JVP

Trump has signed a blatantly authoritarian Executive Order that lays the groundwork for a wave of deportations of non-citizen student activists.

^{Jewish Voice for Peace}

Jewish Voice for Peace Opposes Trump’s Plan to Silence and Deport Anti-War Students

Press Release
January 29, 2025

"This Executive Order should be taken as the sham that it is. Trump, the far-Right, and ultra-conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation have never protected Jewish people; they are not concerned with Jewish safety, nor do their actions protect Jewish communities."

jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2025/0…

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Jewish Voice for Peace Opposes Trump’s Plan to Silence and Deport Anti-War Students - JVP

This Executive Order should be taken as the sham that it is. Trump, the far-Right, and ultra-conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation have never protected Jewish people; they are not concerned with Jewish safety, nor do their actions protect …

^{Madeleine Hall (Jewish Voice for Peace)}

“Operation Wrath of Zion" Aims to Dox and Deport Pro -#Palestinian Protestors in #NewYorkCity

Steered by a "right-wing #Zionist" organization, the campaign is using facial-recognition technology to intimidate and out activists demonstrating against #Israel

from #DropSiteNews
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Jack Poulson
Jan 30, 2025

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“Operation Wrath of Zion" Aims to Dox and Deport Pro-Palestinian Protestors in New York City

Steered by a "right-wing Zionist" organization, the campaign is using facial-recognition technology to intimidate and out activists demonstrating against Israel

^{Jack Poulson (Drop Site News)}

#NewYorkUniversity issues one-year suspensions over peaceful sit-ins for #Gaza, staff says

Critics say the move is meant to deter future encampments as #Israel’s assault on the enclave intensifies

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Yasmine El-Sabawi
Published date: 9 January 2025 17:57 GMT

middleeasteye.net/news/new-yor…

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New York University issues one-year suspensions over peaceful sit-ins for Gaza, staff says

Almost a dozen students have been suspended for a year from New York University (NYU) for participating in non-violent, anti-war protests for Gaza last month, a pro-Palestine group of staff members there have said. 

^{Yasmine El-Sabawi (Middle East Eye)}