Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging Betar, Canary Mission ‘conspired’ with US gov't against him

Khalil alleged that Betar and Canary Mission worked to identify and “nominate” campus pro-Palestinian activists for the Trump administration to target.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Mahmoud Khalil at Featured Session: The Guardian in Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil on the Cost of Dissent during the SXSW Conference & Festivals held at the JW Marriott on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
An illustration of a doctor over a backdrop of the Palestinian flag.

Medical union supports terrorists, excludes Israeli workers, Jewish American cardiologist says

Dr. Jacob Agronin told Congress his medical union endorses BDS, targets Israeli doctors, and forces trainees to fund an antisemitic agenda.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Mahmoud Khalil attends a vigil and protest for Palestine outside of Columbia University on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

Court won't revisit Mahmoud Khalil ruling, opening door to pro-Palestinian activist's rearrest

Khalil was among the most prominent of a number of foreign students detained last year by immigration authorities after engaging in pro-Palestinian activism on their college campuses.

|ByREUTERS
Columbia students, professors, gather in front of the University to rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil, Leqaa Kordia, and the numerous other community members who have been unlawfully detained by ICE, in New York City, United States, on March 09, 2026.

US appeals court rules Mahmoud Khalil deportation case can continue

In a separate but related development, the Trump administration reportedly fired two immigration judges who blocked the deportation of two pro-Palestine international students.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Defending the rights of Mahmoud Khalil, even when we disagree with him - opinion

American Jews should ensure that Khalil is given full protection of the law, ensuring that their future rights under that law are protected, too.

MARCH 17, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
A PROTEST takes place following the arrest by US immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University, in New York City.