The article discusses the abduction of student activist Mahmoud Khalil by federal agents, who revoked his green card without a hearing. Khalil was taken to a detention facility known for human rights abuses amid concerns for his pregnant wife’s safety. Although he has been relocated to a detention camp, a federal judge temporarily halted his deportation. The government’s actions expose a troubling dynamic where it possesses legal authority and force, raising deep concerns about civil liberties and the implications of mass detentions historically associated with oppression.
"The government can do this because the government has what scholars call a 'monopoly of force,' meaning that the government can violently attack people but the people are not legally allowed to violently fight back."
"Khalil is there now, we believe, but still in the country, thanks to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman...who temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation."
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