Mahmoud Khalil has been ordered deported as part of the transparent political vendetta against his steadfast opposition to the Gaza genocide and attempts by the Trump administration to silence him.

On Wednesday, a Louisiana immigration judge’s order to deport Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil to either Syria or Algeria was made public.

The order by Judge Jamee Comans is a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize free speech and target opponents of the Gaza genocide for removal from the US…

The ruling is notable for its transparent political purpose. Trump administration immigration authorities are pursuing a vendetta against Khalil who has no criminal record and has steadfastly refused to be intimidated.

  • Samsuma@lemmy.ml
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    11 days ago

    The order specifies deportation to either Syria, where Khalil was born to Palestinian refugee parents, or Algeria, from which he holds citizenship through a distant relative. Comans justified the dual destinations under statutes governing removal of stateless persons and nationals of more than one country. Sending Khalil to Syria may well be a death sentence. As for Algeria, he possesses no meaningful ties to that country.

    “Just send em back anyhow! There ain’t a difference where”

    Death to Amerikkka and the Euroanglo-Zionazi entity. Send the settler judge back to Europe while it’s going down too.