Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate, was arrested under an order from Secretary of State Marco Rubio despite no criminal charges. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed Khalil organized protests and harassed students, justifying the bureaucratic stance under the Immigration and Nationality Act. This incident signals a broader strategy by the Trump administration to use intelligence from the Department of Homeland Security to identify and potentially deport international students involved in campus protests, marking a significant change in immigration policy.
"The secretary of state has the right to revoke a green card or visa for individuals who are adversarial to the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Khalil, she claimed, had "organized group protests" that disrupted classes and harassed Jewish American students."},{
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