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US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say [View all]
Reposted by Don Moynihan
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social
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Reuters story adds more context but mostly with the effect of making the story more horrifying. DHS do appear to have arrested and threatened to deport a green card holder (with a US citizen wife) because they don't like his political views
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-authorities-arrest-palestinian-student-protester-columbia-university-students-2025-03-09/
US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say
The detention of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil appears to be one of the first efforts by Donald Trump to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
www.reuters.com
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2h
Reply to Daniel Knowles
Reuters story adds more context but mostly with the effect of making the story more horrifying. DHS do appear to have arrested and threatened to deport a green card holder (with a US citizen wife) because they don't like his political views
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-authorities-arrest-palestinian-student-protester-columbia-university-students-2025-03-09/
US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say
The detention of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil appears to be one of the first efforts by Donald Trump to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
www.reuters.com
Reuters story adds more context but mostly with the effect of making the story more horrifying. DHS do appear to have arrested and threatened to deport a green card holder (with a US citizen wife) because they don't like his political views
— Daniel Knowles (@dlknowles.bsky.social) 2025-03-09T20:38:55.947Z
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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