Pro-Palestine Student Activist Fights Deportation Despite Government Lacking Evidence

Mahmoud Khalil faces deportation to Algeria for pro-Palestine activism at Columbia, with newly unsealed DHS memo showing government lacked evidence but proceeded anyway as retaliation for speech.

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Friday, February 27, 2026Libertas Research1 sources

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[1]theintercept.comtheintercept.com — Accessed Feb 27, 2026https://theintercept.com/2026/02/26/mahmoud-khalil-deportation-case-free-speech/

Pro-Palestine Student Activist Fights Deportation Despite Government Lacking Evidence

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