A group of fourteen House Democrats has sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate detained for his pro-Palestinian advocacy. Khalil, a legal resident, was arrested by ICE amidst a crackdown on dissent endorsed by President Trump. The representatives express horror at this alleged violation of rights and criticize the lack of broader support for such fundamental liberties within Congress, suggesting an alarming trend towards authoritarianism under the current administration.
We are horrified by the recent illegal abduction and now indefinite detention of Mahmoud Khalil -a U.S. legal permanent resident-by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.
Khalil's constitutional rights have been violated; this represents a grave threat to the right of anyone to dissent in the United States.
It is unsettling that only 14 representatives-roughly 3 percent of the House's 435 members-chose to sign onto a letter that championed such basic premises of the US Constitution.
The president celebrated the arrest Monday, pointing to the alarming rise of authoritarianism in targeting dissent.
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