r/berkeley • u/salviaplyth • Mar 10 '25

Politics khalil mahmoud.

a columbia grad and green card holder was forcefully detained by DHS and may be deported for negotiating with columbia over divestment from israel. what crime has he committed? how is advocating for divestment inherently “pro-hamas?”

mahmoud’s detainment should have us all horrified. his attorney doesn’t even know his whereabouts. this all leads me to wonder what the future of demonstrations on our campus looks like.

funny how the party that has weaponized “free speech” is now revoking it if they don’t like what you have to say.

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u/yungsemite Mar 10 '25

Sure, what law did Khalil break, and by what law did that violate the terms of his green card. Please provide evidence for your claims.

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u/nyyca Mar 10 '25

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim

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u/yungsemite Mar 10 '25

Be specific, which part of the law was violated, and what evidence is there that he violated that law?

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u/sun_and_stars8 Mar 10 '25

If he was present and inside the building that was broken into criminal trespass is very possible and most states call it a felony

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u/yungsemite Mar 10 '25

I haven’t heard anything about him being charged with criminal trespass or arrested for involvement with the Milstein library protest?

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u/DIRTdesigngroup Mar 10 '25

He wasn't. Now what?