Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian permanent legal resident of the US, Trump’s administration wants to deport, says he is a “political prisoner”. In his first statement from his arrest, Khalil says his detention is the consequence of exercising the right to freedom of speech. Khalil was the leader of the Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Al Jazeera @hind Touissate explains Khalil’s case and its wider implication.
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Published 19 March 2025
