Believe it or not straight to jail
Believe it or not straight to jail
Itβs definitely not standardβ¦ But itβs not surprising that itβs happening. Unfortunately.
And itβs extremely concerning.
Important to note here that the he has not been charged with a crime.
If a legal resident commits a crime there is a process to detain, try, sentence and possibly deport them. It happens all the time. But that is not what is happening here. They arrested and detained an American without due process.
A U.S. green card holder faces deportation after helping lead student protests at Columbia University in New York last spring over the war in Gaza. President Donald Trump has warned that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is the βfirst arrest of manyβ as his administration cracks down on opposition to the war. But a federal judge has temporarily blocked his expulsion from the country, pending a Wednesday hearing in Manhattan federal court. Khalil was detained Saturday and is being held at a federal facility in Louisiana. He served as a student negotiator and was one of the most visible activists during the protests at Columbia, which also took place on other college campuses around the world.