‘Safe without him’: Columbia Student claims to be a classmate arrested by Ice ‘hate America’

Former classmate Mahmoud KhalilThe Palestinian Columbia graduate student was recently arrested by Ice, he spoke after his arrest, saying that he felt “safer with him” and claimed that “he hates America and everything that is advocating.”

IN New York Post She reported that one of Khalil’s class, a Jewish student, was scared to defend her beliefs for fear of retaliation from Khalil. She called Khalil a “insidious” attendance in the campus and said that she even lowered one of her classes for him, saying the post: “I just didn’t want to become his target.”

Khalil, 30, is a Palestinian student of Palestinian born in Syria in Columbia University. He was one of the most prominent leaders of last year’s protests from the war in Israel-Gazi, many of which disrupted classes and demanded a heavy police response.

Ice was arrested on March 8, and is currently being held in detention in Louisiana.

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While Democrats and the media accused Trump administration In an attempt to break free speech, the administration said Khalil is a terrorist sympathizer that represents a threat to national security.

After the arrest, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio At the X he announced that the administration “would revoke visas and/or green tickets to Hamas fans in America to be deported.”

Khalil’s former classmate said that even though his appearance was normal, his rhetoric left her and other Jewish students, feeling extremely endangered. She filed two complaints of the title VI. Colombian administration, but the university has never taken any action against it.

“It would be almost easier if there was a scary man who threatened to hit people in the face, but he wasn’t,” she said. “He was very quiet and careful with his words, which made it insidious, because it was so intentional-he was not hyperbolic, he was very clear. He never joked.”

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Since his arrest, the student said she “felt safer in the campus.”

“I really think this country is probably safer without it here, as if I don’t know how it got a green ticket,” she said.

“It seems very like she hates America and everything that is advocated,” she added. “I think he did a lot here to cause damage and violence and I could see him doing more.”

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Despite criticism of media, President Donald Trump said Khalil’s arrest “The first of many to come”.

“Following my previously signed executive commands, Ice proudly arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a radical foreign student of Pro-Ham at the Columbia University Campus,” Trump wrote about the truth of Social. “We know that there are more students in Columbia and other universities in the whole country who have dealt with the prosthetic, anti -Semitic, anti -American activities, and Trump’s administration will not tolerate it.”

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“We will find, catch and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country – not to return again,” he added. “If you support terrorism, including the slaughter of innocent men, women and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here.”

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On Friday, Ice arrested another student activist Columbia, Leqaa Kordiawhich is from the west coast and was also involved in the protests of Israel-Gaza. Kordia was illegally present in the country, despite the student visa canceled in 2022.

Columbia University did not respond to the Fox News Digital comment on the moment of publication.

The Ministry of Justice also investigates whether the university deliberately hid students who are illegal in the country. Temporary President Columbia Katrina Armstrong posted a statement on Saturday, in which the University “standing on its values” but did not directly respond to the Investigation of the DOY.