Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar was questioned about the Trump administration's arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian green card holder and Columbia graduate. Arrested without charges and under allegations of supporting Hamas, the administration has revoked his green card without citing specific actions against him. Edgar vaguely linked Khalil's pro-Palestinian activities as the justification for his arrest. This incident raises significant concerns around the intersection of activism, immigration law, and governmental overreach in targeting individuals for their political beliefs.
"I think what you saw there is you've got somebody that has come into the country on a visa. And as he's going through the visa process, he is coming in to basically be a student that is not going to be supporting terrorism."
"The administration has cited no specific conduct despite revoking his green card, and with it, his status as a permanent lawful resident."
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