TELL CONGRESS: The Trump administration’s illegal detention of Mahmoud
Khalil is shocking and a clear violation of the constitution. Sign the
petition: Release Mahmoud Khalil from federal detention now!
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Hi,
Mahmoud Khalil is not accused of a crime. Yet, the Trump administration
targeted, arrested, and illegally detained Khalil because he exercised his
First Amendment rights to free speech, protest, and dissent.^1
Specifically, Trump targeted Khalil because of his role in pro-Palestinian
protests at Columbia.
Trump is sending ICE after legal U.S. residents like Khalil, and detaining
and deporting people without due process — even defying court orders to
execute the admin’s cruel, lawless policies.
Our elected leaders in Congress can’t stand by while Trump holds Khalil
and others like him in illegal detention.
[ [link removed]- ]Sign the petition: Urge Congress to demand an end to ALL of Trump’s
illegal detentions and deportations. Stop the president’s attacks on the
First Amendment right to protest.
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In a recent letter from federal detention, Khalil said "I wake to cold
mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices
underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the
law.”^2 Khalil and many others are experiencing harsh treatment, illegal
detention, and a lack of due process—a cornerstone of the American rule of
law.
The Trump admin is spuriously saying that Khalil’s role in protests means
he’s a “Hamas supporter.”^3 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.
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: Free Khalil!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
Sources:
1. The Nation, “Mahmoud Khalil Is 'Ready to Fight' His Unlawful
Detention,” [ [link removed]- ]March 18, 2025.
2. NBC News, “Mahmoud Khalil says he was 'targeted' for pro-Palestinian
beliefs in letter from ICE facility,” [ [link removed]- ]March 19, 2025.
3. Reuters, “US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester
at Columbia University in Trump crackdown,” [ [link removed]- ]March 10, 2025.
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