If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead

Natasha Lennard

It’s illegal to deport people for political speech, but that’s exactly what ICE is trying to do to this Palestinian Columbia student.
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ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege

Jonah Valdez

By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.
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Pentagon Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses — Even as Trump Slashes Government Spending

Nick Turse

The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses.
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Trump’s New Muslim Ban Poised to Sweep Up Immigrants Already in the U.S.

Matt Sledge

A revived and expanded Muslim ban is stoking fears that U.S. residents with “hostile attitudes” toward the country will be targeted.
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Dems for Some Reason Expect Trump to Follow the Law on Detention of Mahmoud Khalil

Akela Lacy

“I expect the Department of Justice to work within the confines of the law,” one House Democrat said.
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DOGE Likely Can’t Evade Freedom of Information Law, Court Rules

Shawn Musgrave

“The rapid pace of [DOGE’s] actions requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities,” a judge ruled.
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