"Mahmoud Khalil and his lawyers on Wednesday affirmed their plan to fight an immigration court ruling that paves the way for his deportation, months after plainclothes agents accosted the lawful permanent resident and his US citizen wife outside their home in New York City. "It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech. Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again," Khalil said in a statement."
"Khalil said in a statement. "When their first effort to deport me was set to fail, they resorted to fabricating baseless and ridiculous allegations in a bid to silence me for speaking out and standing firmly with Palestine, demanding an end to the ongoing genocide," he continued. "Such fascist tactics will never deter me from continuing to advocate for my people's liberation.""
Mahmoud Khalil and his lawyers intend to challenge an immigration court ruling that could lead to his deportation following an encounter with plainclothes agents outside his New York City home. Khalil asserts that the action represents retaliation by the Trump administration for his exercise of free speech and alleges fabricated allegations aimed at silencing his pro-Palestinian advocacy. Federal agents arrested Khalil, an Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent, in March; he remained in federal detention for 104 days and was released in June. Khalil holds a valid green card and the administration has targeted him and other foreign scholars for criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.
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