Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate student, faces deportation from the Trump administration due to his involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Since his arrest by the Department of Homeland Security, Khalil has identified himself as a political prisoner and criticized the treatment of detainees in immigration facilities. He described his arrest as warrantless and shrouded in uncertainty regarding the reasons and potential deportation. His case has raised alarms about the treatment of lawful permanent residents, as experts note such deportation threats are rare, especially for those not convicted of serious crimes.
My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana, where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.
DHS would not tell me anything. I did not know the cause of my arrest or if I was facing immediate deportation.
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