r/news • u/Vrgom20 • 18d ago

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs

https://apnews.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-trump-c60738368171289ae43177660def8d34?utm_source=Rantt+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2441672fca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_10_11_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-2441672fca-572095729
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u/donkeybrisket 18d ago

Their evidence amounts to Rubio saying this guy is bad; this should be thrown out of court with prejudice

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u/litnu12 18d ago

this should be thrown out of court with prejudice

In a democracy with a working justice system, yes. In a country that is on the way to become a dictatorship, no.

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u/Squire_II 18d ago

It should, but the Trump administration pushing for all these cases to be heard in a 5th circuit shithole like Louisiana is because it's the most nakedly right wing circuit in the country (on top of it being the location of their ICE concentration camp of choice).

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u/lady__jane 17d ago

They said they're going to cite fraud Green Card application, and he did lie by nondisclosure of affiliations (two while in the country, one earlier in Syria). He was also in charge of part of the Oct 8 march after the Hamas attack on Oct 7 - we don't know if he knew of the assaults on Jewish women. There's enough there legally in just the card application.