Pro-#Palestinian protester’s lawyer stopped and searched at US border: ‘They were going to take my device’

Amir Makled says immigration officials questioned him about his phone’s contents. Experts warn fourth amendment rights have been weakened at the border

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Johana Bhuiyan
Sat 12 Apr 2025 08.00 EDT

"#AmirMakled thought he was being racially profiled. A Lebanese American who was born and raised in Detroit, the attorney was returning home from a family vacation in the Dominican Republic when he said an immigration official at the Detroit Metro airport asked for a “TTRT” agent after scanning his passport on Sunday. Makled said the expression on the agent’s face changed. He felt something “odd” was happening."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/12/amir-makled-phone-search-border-immigration?CMP=share_btn_url

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Judge gives Trump administration deadline to justify Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation

Jamee Comans said if evidence does not support deportation, she may rule for #Columbia graduate’s release

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Delaney Nolan in Jena, Louisiana
Tue 8 Apr 2025 17.04 EDT

"An #immigration judge ruled on Tuesday that the #Trump administration has until 5pm on Wednesday to present evidence as to why #MahmoudKhalil, the #Palestinian activist and #ColumbiaUniversity graduate, should be deported. She said that if the evidence does not support deportation, she may rule on Friday on his release from immigration detention."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/mahmoud-khalil-deportation-judge-deadline-trump?CMP=share_btn_url

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Pro-#Palestine activists targeted for deportation hit out at #German state repression

Irish, Polish and US citizens tell MEE that #Germany and the West is in a 'fascism pipeline'

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Sal Ahmed in Berlin
Published date: 7 April 2025 16:05 BST

"On a video call, two EU nationals and an American recently served with deportation orders by Berlin’s state government for attending demonstrations against #Israel’s war on #Gaza told MEE they strongly reject accusations of #antisemitism and indirect support for #Hamas.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-palestine-activists-deportation-state-repression

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Mahmoud Khalil says his arrest was part of ‘Columbia’s repression playbook’

Green-card holder and activist led campus pro-Palestinian rallies and is now fighting Trump effort to deport him

from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Edward Helmore
Sat 5 Apr 2025 18.17 EDT

#MahmoudKhalil, the #Columbia University student activist who led campus pro-#Palestinian rallies and is now resisting the #Trump administration’s deportation efforts, has accused the university of laying “the groundwork for my abduction” and called on the student body to continue demonstrations and protests.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university?CMP=share_btn_url

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US: #NewJersey school slammed for 'anti-#Palestinian' assignment on activist #MahmoudKhalil

Educational advocates and parents said the student project was an attempt to manipulate students with false information

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Azad Essa
Published date: 27 March 2025 20:05 GMT

"...in the prompts provided by the teacher, Khalil is described as a supporter of terrorism; is accused of having celebrated the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 on southern Israel; and students who took part in the protests at Columbia University are described as "Hamas students". "

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-new-jersey-school-slammed-anti-palestinian-assignment-paper

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US: #TuftsUniversity student detained for pro-#Palestine views transferred to Louisiana

The #Turkish national's lawyer said she had been moved to the southern state but a judge ordered her to remain in Massachusetts

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE

By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 26 March 2025 21:18 GMT

"Masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE) agents approached and physically restrained the #Tufts University doctoral student while on the street in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Wednesday before taking her into custody for “pro-Palestine” views. She is being held at the South Louisiana Processing Center."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/tufts-university-student-detained-pro-palestine-views-transferred

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Exclusive: As Trump Threatens to Deport Him, Momodou Taal Says It’s “Time to Escalate for Palestine”

A #Cornell student suing the #Trump administration over free speech — and now facing deportation threats — shares his story on The Intercept Briefing.

from #TheIntercept
March 24 2025, 6:00 a.m.

"“Anything that shows solidarity of #Palestine is being mischaracterized quite erroneously as #antisemitism. That’s the way in which they are trying to get us to stop speaking about Palestine,” he says."

https://theintercept.com/2025/03/24/briefing-podcast-momodou-taal/

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He Sued #Trump Over Free Speech. Then #ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In.

#Cornell student #MomodouTaal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-#Palestine speech.

from #TheIntercept [may have paywall]
Jonah Valdez, Jessica Washington
March 21 2025, 5:34 p.m.

https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-free-speech-lawsuit-ice-momodou-taal/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

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Victims of UCLA Mob Attack Sue to “Hold the Aggressors Accountable”

Pro-#Palestine protesters at #UCLA who were attacked by a mob allege that the school did little to stop nearly five hours of violence.

from #TheIntercept [may have paywall]
Jonah Valdez, Akela Lacy
March 20 2025, 1:46 p.m.

https://theintercept.com/2025/03/20/ucla-palestine-israel-campus-protest-lawsuit/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

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“First, They Came for #MahmoudKhalil”

Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.

from #DropSiteNews
Meghnad Bose
Mar 23, 2025

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-khalil-journey-refugee-syria-columbia-university?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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