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Anna Betts

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups over ‘conspiracy’ to target him

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks at a news conference in New York on Tuesday. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for their support of Palestinian rights.

The former Columbia University graduate student became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech after he was detained last year. A permanent US resident, Khalil is also fighting in court against the government’s effort to deport him.

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