The Left's New Hero: ICE Arrests Columbia University Pro-Hamas Protest Leader

Posted • April 14, 2025: An immigration judge has ruled that Columbia University pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the U.S. The judge has set an April 23 deadline for Khalil's lawyers to file applications for relief to stop deportation, which they most certainly will. Many leftists are arguing that Khalil is being punished for exercising his right to free speech, and Senate Judiciary Democrats posted a photo of the graduate student to X with the caption, "Free Mahmoud Khalil." It looks as though the Left has a new martyr — ICE has reportedly arrested another Columbia University student for violating the terms of his green card. —— Footage of Columbia University pro-Hamas leader Mohsen Mahdawi's arrest. Mahdawi—who holds a green card—was arrested during a visit to an immigration office in Vermont, where he was attending his interview to become a U.S. citizen. Guess the interview didn't go too well. (…)

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