The Arrest of Columbia s Mahmoud Khalil – WSJ

At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil at his university-owned apartment in Manhattan. Mr. Khalil was lead negotiator for the Gaza Solidarity Encampment that roiled the campus while he was enrolled there in 2024. His lawyer said he plans to fight the government s attempt to revoke his green card and deport him.

The arrest represents a huge change in the status quo and marks the Trump administration s determination to address the inability or unwillingness of elite universities to maintain the basics of civilized behavior. More immediately, the arrest is a result of President Trump s Jan. 29 executive order combating antisemitism. The White House fact sheet explaining the order quotes Mr. Trump: To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you.

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