Pro-Palestinian Activists Stage Protest Inside Trump Tower Over Activist's Detention
Demonstrators demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist facing deportation after accusations of Hamas propaganda and campus disruption.
- Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators entered the Trump Tower lobby in New York to protest the detention and planned deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate.
- Khalil was arrested by U.S. immigration authorities, accused of distributing Hamas propaganda and organizing disruptive protests targeting Jewish students on campus.
- The protest, organized in part by Jewish Voices for Peace, included signs and chants calling for Khalil's release and criticizing U.S. immigration policies.
- Khalil is being held in a Louisiana detention facility while a court temporarily blocked his deportation to allow further legal review.
- Critics argue Khalil's case could set a dangerous precedent for suppressing dissent and deporting activists under broad accusations of national security threats.
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