Mahmoud Khalil: “We Can’t Afford to Stay Silent”

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Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the U.S. government is still targeting pro-Palestine student activists. Even before federal immigration agents descended on communities around the country, killing immigrants and protesters, unmarked agents were abducting students who had voiced criticisms of Israel . Mahmoud Khalil was the first. After federal agents detained him at his alma mater, Columbia University, he spent more than 100 days in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana . It’s been over a year since he was released and returned to live with his family in New York City. The Trump administration is still trying to deport him. “Part of why I'm doing…