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I understand the immense stress our community is under. Despite the unprecedented challenges, Columbia University will remain a place where the pursuit of knowledge is cherished and fiercely protected, where the rule of law and due process is respected and never taken for granted, and where all members of our community are valued and able to thrive. These are the principles we uphold and that guide us every day."
Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong, in a Thursday press release
Mr. Khalil was taken by plainclothes DHS agents in front of his pregnant wife without any legal justification. Mr. Khalil must be freed because the government cannot use these coercive tactics to unlawfully suppress his First Amendment protected speech in support of Palestinian rights."
Samah Sisay of the Center for Constitutional RightsYou guys really don't need to be doing all of that,
his wife could be heard saying as she continued to film the arrestThis felt like a kidnapping because it was: Officers in plainclothes — who refused to show us a warrant, speak with our attorney, or even tell us their names — forced my husband into an unmarked car and took him away from me,
she continued
Courts have proved reluctant to second-guess security grounds rationales in immigration cases. For these reasons, cases like Khalil’s may go on for years,
the professor said
When you hand out leaflets inciting violence on a college campus, that’s illegal,
White House border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday_2.JPG)
You don’t deserve the respect of saying your name correctly,
Rapaport said
I believe that the liberation of the Palestinian people and the Jewish people are intertwined".
They called him a "mediator and negotiator" and pointed to a spring 2024 interview with CNN in which he said
The government’s unlawful policy of targeting noncitizens for arrest and removal based on protected speech is … viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment,
Khalil’s lawyers, led by Amy Belsher of the New York Civil Liberties Foundation, wrote in a Thursday night court filingIt cannot be the case that you can be disappeared at night, off the streets of New York city, simply because the current administration in the White House dislikes what you have to say,
he saidThe agent looked confused when he saw the documents and said, ‘He has a green card’ to the individual with whom he was on the phone,
according to Khalil’s lawyersThey kidnapped this man, this young student, father-to-be … based on an accusation that he has the wrong political ideas, and he has expressed them,
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, told Sara Sidner
We know our history and we are here to say, ‘Never again,
Jewish Voice for Peace spokesperson Sonya Meyerson-Knox later told CNN of the protestI am here in adherence to what my ancestors taught me because I have been taught what happens when authoritarian regimes start scapegoating people,
Meyerson-Knox saidNo one was arrested or detained. No items were removed, and no further action was taken,
Katrina Armstrong said in an email that also acknowledged “the immense stress our community is under.”Columbia continues to make every effort to ensure that our campus, students, faculty, and staff are safe,
she saidWith today’s filing, we are making it crystal clear that no president can arrest, detain, or deport anyone for disagreeing with the government,
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement
Secretary Rubio made this determination based on Mr. Khalil’s lawful activity protected by the First Amendment: his participation in protests and his statements regarding Palestine and Israel,
Khalil's attorneys argue in the complaintNeither Secretary Rubio nor any other government official has alleged that Mr. Khalil has committed any crime or, indeed, broken any law whatsoever,
they wroteI find it distasteful, un-Jewish and collaborationist to forge together lists of people who fail to meet a political litmus test,
Myers said