Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the detention and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a high-profile leader of pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, arguing that the issue is not a matter of First Amendment rights but rather of legal immigration status.
Khalil, a Palestinian-born Syrian national green card holder, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Saturday and transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, igniting debate over the intersection of immigration law and free speech.
