Khalil was a student at Columbia University in NYC during last year's pro-Hamas demonstrations and takeover of parts of the campus. He is described as a Palestinian born in Syria. He came to the US on a student visa and also has a green card. He is married to an American citizen who is said to be 8 months pregnant. If he wants to be with his wife and soon to be child, then they can voluntarily leave the United States when he gets deported. Because I don't give a damn.
Section 1227 of the Immigration and Nationality Act lists numerous grounds upon which an alien residing in the US can be deported. Just as there is no "right" to come to the US - it is a "privilege" - there is no "right" to remain in the US as an alien. Among other things, Section 1227 states: "Any alien who has engaged in, is engaged in, or at any time after admission engages in - any activity a purpose of which is the opposition to, or the control or overthrow of, the Government of the United States by force, violence or other unlawful means, is deportable."
On March 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Khalil, and he is currently being held at a detention facility in Louisiana. A US District Court Judge in NYC has delayed his deportation, and has given the government and Khalil's attorneys until next Wednesday to submit briefs in support of their positions. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has announced that it withheld $400 million in federal grants and contracts from Columbia. Good. Columbia did nothing to protect its Jewish students and other students last year.
So why had Mahmoud Khalil come to the attention of the US government? He was one of the leaders of the student "protests" at Columbia last year. He distributed pro-Hamas flyers. And he was involved with CUAD (Columbia University Apartheid Divest). This group not only advocates for the end of Israel, they advocate for the end of the United States of America. Here are some examples. CUAD calls for the liberation "from Turtle Island to Palestine." What is Turtle Island? The way some leftwing groups refer to all of North America.
Here's more from CUAD: "...we cannot separate the struggle in support of a free Palestine with the struggle against US imperialism." And: "We support liberation by any means necessary, including armed resistance." The group also praised the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which, as a reminder, included the taking of Americans as hostages.
Let us not forget what these pro-Hamas demonstrators did last year. They blocked access to parts of the University at Columbia, including taking over buildings. They intimidated Jewish students. Here is a question for those who support Khalil: do you favor bringing into the United States members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah? If you answer "yes," you are a sick moron. If you answer "no," then why in the world would you favor bringing in or keeping anyone who actively supports Hamas, Islamic Jihad or Hezbollah?
Of course, those on the left are unable to distinguish between "speech" and "actions." Here is Bernie Sanders, socialist, US Senator: "No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain US residents because of their political views or opinions. In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment." Here is Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader in the US Senate: "If the administration cannot prove he (Khalil) has violated any criminal law to justify taking this severe action and is doing it for the opinions he has expressed, then that is wrong." These two Senators ought to read Section 1227 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Never to be outdone, the leftwing New York Times on 3/12/25 ran an Op-Ed by Michelle Goldberg, which screamed: "The Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare." No, it's not. But nice to see that now the Times now supports free speech. No, the threat to free speech exists across our country, in the universities, in the mainstream media and in Hollywood - places where conservative viewpoints have not been accepted for years. Goldberg says that Khalil has not been charged with any crime. Irrelevant. She too should read Section 1227.
Goldberg quotes the ACLU: "It is a direct attempt to punish speech because of the viewpoint it espouses." Wrong again. Think of it this way. Back in 1977, the National Socialist Party of America (neo-Nazis) planned a march in Skokie, Illinois. At the time, Skokie had about 40,000 Jewish residents, including many Holocaust survivors. The US Supreme Court said the march could go forward. These sick, evil bastards were Americans who had First Amendment rights. But with regards to resident aliens, the Supreme Court has previously supported the right of the government to deport these people as the government's "power of self preservation."
I think of this analogy. Many on the Left have supported Biden's open border policy, notwithstanding the criminal gangs entering the US. I usually hear the same argument - US citizens engage in criminal conduct at a rate that exceeds that of illegal aliens. Does that really make sense to anyone? Let's have more crime and criminals here because US citizens are worse? Try telling that to the victims of these illegal aliens. The US government has a right, nay, an obligation, to protect its citizens, and to protect the country from those who seek its violent overthrow. Deport Khalil! And others like him.
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