Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana

Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana

Shawn Musgrave

Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.
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If Protesting Tesla Is Domestic Terrorism, Then What Demonstration Against Musk Isn’t

Akela Lacy

In a bid to boost Elon Musk’s car company, Trump did a live White House ad and threatened Tesla protesters would “go through hell.”
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The Legal Argument That Could Set Mahmoud Khalil Free

Jonah Valdez

Lawyers trying to free the Columbia University activist point to a legal exception undermining the Trump administration’s argument.
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Senate Dems Look to Give Trump Everything He Wants After a “Fake Fight” on Spending Bill

Jessica Washington

If Senate Democrats oppose Trump’s budget, why are they considering providing Republicans with the needed votes to invoke cloture?
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Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History

Nick Turse

Trump says the Alien Enemies Act gives him power to deport people he alleges are linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang.
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The Right Loves Free Speech — Unless It’s Pro-Palestine Speech

Sunjeev Bery

Conservative critics of “cancel culture” were quick to defend Trump’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil over his political speech.
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Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against Trump Is the Only Option

Jessica Washington

If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.
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The Disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil

The Intercept Briefing

Civil rights attorney Edward Ahmed Mitchell and journalist Meghnad Bose discuss the profound implications Khalil’s case raises for free speech and due process.
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