Still to be decided the grounds for his deportation.
Below is another article.
Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead Columbia student protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, arrested by ICE, attorney says | CNN
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The Immigration and Nationality Act states “an alien whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States is deportable.” The term “alien” refers to anyone who isn’t a citizen or national of the United States.
That provision of the law was used as grounds to detain Khalil, according to the official, who didn’t rule out it could be used in future cases as well.
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Admittedly, pretty darn broad. But yeah, a non-US citizen is a guest in the country, so if you do something negative to get you on the front pages, its FAFO.
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Khalil emailed interim university president Katrina Armstrong the night before his arrest to request her help in securing legal support and other protections following what he described as a “dehumanizing doxing campaign against him,” according to court documents.
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Chuckled at this. Apparently, he didn't read about Trump cutting off (or threatening) Columbia's $400M from the government and Columbia's conciliatory response. He is frakked but hey, think of all the college students (citizens) that he discouraged from voting for Joe.