Overview

• On CNN’s The Situation Room, Khalil declined to explicitly condemn Hamas, calling the inquiry “disingenuous” given the extent of Palestinian civilian suffering.
• He reiterated his opposition to all civilian killings but argued that focusing solely on Hamas obstructs a constructive discussion of the war’s root causes.
• Khalil was freed on bail in June after 104 days of ICE detention under a rarely used Cold War–era immigration provision that had been invoked to revoke his green card.
• He has filed a $20 million suit against the Trump administration for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution while the Department of Homeland Security appeals the judge’s release order.
• The case has fueled debate over immigration enforcement, due process rights and the boundaries of political speech in the context of campus activism at Columbia University.