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Columbia Activist Sues Over Deportation Attempt | Jersey News
A Columbia student leader turned activist, Mahmoud Khalil, is suing the Trump administration and three right-wing groups for targeting him, detaining him, and attempting to deport him over his pro-Palestinian advocacy. Using a 1871 civil rights law, he argues his constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection were violated. The defendants — including anti-Palestinian groups Betar and Canary Mission, and conservative think tank Heritage Foundation — allegedly colluded to create lists of activists to target for arrest, with at least nine people affected. Heritage’s “Project Esther”…
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