{"id":14183,"date":"2025-03-12T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14183"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:57:21","slug":"white-house-defends-arrest-of-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-ahead-of-deportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/12\/white-house-defends-arrest-of-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-ahead-of-deportation\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Defends Arrest of Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Ahead of Deportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The White House defended the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University in solidarity with Gaza, as a prelude to his deportation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"500\">At a press conference on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt claimed that Khalil supports Hamas, which she described as a &#8220;terrorist organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"605\">She further alleged that Khalil misused his opportunity to study in U.S. universities and stated:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"776\">&#8220;This individual (Khalil) organized campus protests that disrupted classes and attacked Jewish American students, making them feel unsafe at their universities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"898\">Levitt also claimed that Khalil distributed leaflets bearing Hamas\u2019 logo at the demonstrations he participated in.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"926\">She concluded by saying:&#8221;Secretary of State Marco Rubio has the authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke green cards and visas of individuals who oppose U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14163\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pro0.jpg\" alt=\"Observers suggest that Khalil\u2019s case is part of a broader strategy to silence voices critical of Israel\u2019s occupation\" width=\"1000\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pro0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pro0-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pro0-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pro0-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian Student Mahmoud Khalil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1174\">Arrest and Legal Battle<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1359\">On Sunday, U.S. authorities arrested the Palestinian student, who had led solidarity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/12\/crackdown-in-manhattan-nypd-clashes-with-protesters-over-palestinian-activists-arrest\/\">protests<\/a> at Columbia University last year, denouncing Israel&#8217;s genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1562\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/11\/palestinian-student-mahmoud-khalil-sought-protection-columbia-chose-to-support-trump\/\">Khalil<\/a>\u2019s attorney, Amy Greer, confirmed in a statement that despite holding a U.S. Green Card and being married to an American citizen, Khalil was detained, and his residency was revoked.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1689\">Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) alongside a photo of Khalil, stating: &#8220;We will revoke visas or Green Cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1844\">Trump\u2019s Anti-Palestinian Executive Order<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"2057\">In January, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on \u2018Combating Antisemitism\u2019, which allows for the deportation of students participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14112\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ceasefire000000000.jpg\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Anti-Palestinian Executive Order\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ceasefire000000000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ceasefire000000000-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ceasefire000000000-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2106\">U.S. Support for Israel\u2019s War on Gaza<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2222\">Since October 7, 2023, with American backing, Israel has carried out genocide in Gaza, resulting in:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2384\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<li data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2288\">Over 160,000 Palestinian casualties (killed and injured)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2345\">The majority of victims being children and women<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2384\" data-is-last-node=\"\">More than 14,000 missing persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The White House defended the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia 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