#pro-palestine-activism

#pro-palestine-activism

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked appeals judges in the United States to keep in place a lower court's order that freed the Palestine solidarity activist from immigration detention. Khalil, whom the US government is trying to deport over his activism at Columbia University last year, told supporters outside the courtroom in Philadelphia after the hearing on Tuesday that his case is proving to be a test for everyone's rights.

I'd never protested in my life before October 2023, she says. It's been so horrific to see what's happening in Gaza, I felt I had to do something since if you don't make a stand now, when would you ever? Things might feel futile but this is a way to show the world we care and that we stand together more than we are torn apart.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday that, effective immediately, when reviewing applications, the agency will consider "any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations, as well as the use of discretion in adjudication of certain benefit requests where evidence of antisemitic activity is present." The applicant "bears the burden of proof to demonstrate that a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted," the announcement states.