President Trump has escalated his administration's immigration enforcement efforts, focusing on deportations in response to pro-Palestinian protests at colleges. The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, is seen as a landmark case as he is a legal permanent resident with a green card. Despite his lawful status, Trump officials claim his protest activities could lead to deportations. The administration justifies this crackdown under the guise of combating terrorism and alleged antisemitism on campuses, setting the stage for more arrests and deeper scrutiny of immigrant status.
I think you can see it on TV, right? We've invited and allowed the student to come into the country, and he's put himself in the middle of the process of basically pro-Palestinian activity.
Trump has vowed that this is the first of many arrests to come as he lays a framework for increased deportations.
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