Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested in March by immigration authorities, spoke out about his “abduction” in a Friday opinion piece.
Khalil, a former lead negotiator for Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian encampment, said in his Columbia Daily Spectator opinion piece that the school “laid the groundwork for my abduction” and pushed for the school’s students to “not abdicate their responsibility to resist repression.”
“Since my abduction on March 8, the intimidation and kidnapping of international students who stand for Palestine has only accelerated,” Khalil wrote in the piece.
The Trump administration has accused Khalil, who was recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of being “pro-Hamas” and taking part in “pro-terrorist,” antisemitic activity, with the administration attempting to revoke the activist’s green card over the allegations.
Khalil’s opinion piece came as the Trump administration has further cracked down on international students, seeking to detain and deport those who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters last week that more than 300 student visas have been revoked. More here