A US District Court judge ruled Monday that Mahdawi not be removed from the United States or Vermont while the court proceeds with his petition against the arrest.
More than 100 students at southern US universities have had their visas revoked as deportation proceedings continue against Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, among others.
This comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Khalil's “otherwise lawful” views conflict with the Trump administration's policy on antisemitism.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended deporting Mahmoud Khalil, saying his “otherwise lawful” views conflict with US policy on antisemitism, even without criminal charges.
"If he's not removable, I'm going to be terminating this case on Friday," Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans said.
Mahmoud Khalil accused Columbia University of creating a "manufactured public hysteria about antisemitism" and likened the school to a Nazi collaborationist government.
Khalil, who is currently being held at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, instructed students at Columbia to “not abdicate their responsibility to resist repression.”
The chains and bindings were removed by security personnel, and the students were removed from the campus area.
Democrats claim this policy is an attempt to stifle political debate, but that argument misses the mark. The goal is to prevent the spread of dangerous ideologies that threaten American lives.
What side should we take in the debate of antisemitism vs. freedom of speech? Jews should imagine having this conversation with their grandparents and great-grandparents.
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