Deporting Mahmoud Khalil

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The Trump administration has fallen short of its promise to deport millions. The White House now seems focused on attention-grabbing arrests, including that of a Palestinian activist and leader of the Columbia student protests. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Mahmoud Khalil, who was a student negotiator in the pro-Palestinian protest encampments on the Columbia University campus last year. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil faced a judge in a federal courtroom in Manhattan today, while outside, protesters demanded his release.
0:08.0	Release Mahmoud Khalil now!
0:10.0	Khalil is a green card holder who was detained by ICE over the weekend.
0:16.0	The Trump administration has lobbed some serious accusations at him.
0:19.0	Mahmoud Khalil was an individual who was given the privilege of coming to this country
0:24.6	to study at one of our nation's finest universities and colleges.
0:29.6	And he took advantage of that opportunity, of that privilege, by siding with terrorists,
0:34.6	Hamas terrorists who have killed innocent men, women, and children.
0:38.8	But hasn't backed them up with any evidence.
0:41.3	The attempted deportation has created some unlikely allies here, including conservative
0:45.4	pundit Ann Coulter, who tweeted,
0:47.0	There's almost no one I don't want to deport.
0:50.7	But unless they've committed a crime, isn't this a violation of the First Amendment?
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