© Courtesy of Mahmoud Khalil's family
On 9 March 2025 USA immigration authorities unlawfully arrested and arbitrarily detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and student organizer who recently graduated from Columbia University. He is a lawful permanent resident in the USA. Mahmoud was targeted for his role in student protests at Columbia University, where he was exercising his rights to freedom of expression and peacefully assembly. He has not been charged with a crime. He is being held in a detention center and authorities have informed him that they have "revoked" his permanent residency status and placed him in deportation proceedings. We demand authorities release Mahmoud immediately and respect his rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and due process.
UNITED STATES: Free Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud is a U.S. lawful permanent resident who was arrested and detained by immigration authorities for exercising his freedom of speech in support of Palestinian rights and against the ongoing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip. Sign the petition and demand that the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security release him immediately.