Does he have a legitimate case?
The case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist being held in a Louisiana detention center, is rapidly turning into a contentious debate over freedom of speech. Khalil is an outspoken pro-Palestinian activist who has taken a leadership role in the increasingly volatile campus protests. Precisely who the Columbia graduate is – a US green card holder turned cause célèbre for constitutionally protected speech or an agitator for a terrorist organization that threatens Jewish students on campus – is at issue.
Born in Syria to Palestinian refugees, Mahmoud Khalil came to the US in 2022, attended Columbia, and is set to graduate this May. However, his on-campus involvement in Columbia protests put him on the Trump Administration’s radar as federal authorities worked to quell campus…
