The arrest of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil was a canary in the coalmine moment for free speech. Khalil, who is pro-Palestinian and was prominent in the Columbia University protests against the Gaza war, was snatched from his university apartment by ICE in early March 2025.
The ICE goons broke in without a warrant, his status as a lawful permanent resident was being revoked, and the government has been doing its absolute best to deport him and promote him as a warning of what happens when you hold beliefs that run counter to the ruling Trumpist ideology.
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