TELL CONGRESS: The Trump administration is illegally detaining a
Palestinian student activist for exercising his First Amendment rights.
Sign the petition: Release Mahmoud Khalil from federal detention now!
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Hi,
Over the weekend, Trump’s federal agents arrested and detained Palestinian
student activist, Mahmoud Khalil.^1
It’s clear that the Trump administration is targeting Khalil for his
prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. This is
an illegal detention — Khalil holds a green card and is a lawful permanent
resident — and an attack on First Amendment rights to speech, dissent, and
protest. Congress must act immediately to secure the release of Khalil.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge Congress to demand the release of Mahmoud
Khalil from federal detention. End ALL of Trump’s illegal detentions and
attacks on the First Amendment right to protest.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the extraordinary claim that the
administration will be “revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas
supporters in America so they can be deported."^2 The implication that
pro-Palestinian protesters are “Hamas supporters” is a dangerous,
ridiculous line of propaganda that’s been spread by the GOP, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others to attack protesters and, now,
detain Khalil.
The Trump administration is monitoring and punishing pro-Palestinian
political speech and other dissenting views. It’s also expanding its mass
deportation machine. Khalil’s detention is designed to spread terror
throughout immigrant communities and the movement to oppose Trump.
Our leaders in Congress must not let the illegal detention of Khalil nor
the Trump administration’s attacks on free speech continue.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Release Khalil and protect the First Amendment!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
Sources:
1. Reuters, “US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester
at Columbia University in Trump crackdown,” [ [link removed] ]March 10, 2025.
2. Ibid.
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