In Manhattan, protests erupted against the Trump administration's deportation plans for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate involved in Gaza-related protests. A judge permitted Khalil's lawyers to speak privately with him, marking a significant moment since his arrest. Khalil, a legal resident, has not been accused of terrorism but is targeted for alleged antisemitic organization on campus. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the lack of rights for student visas or green cards, igniting debates about the First Amendment and government overreach in targeting protesters.
This is not about free speech, Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, said today. This is about people that don't have a right to be in the United States to begin with.
The case is at the center of President Trump's effort to expel foreign students who took part in last year's campus protests over the war in Gaza.
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