{"id":2412076,"date":"2025-03-10T14:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-to-deport-foreigners-who-shill-for-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:59:09","slug":"trump-admin-to-deport-foreigners-who-shill-for-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-to-deport-foreigners-who-shill-for-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin To Deport Foreigners Who Shill For Terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-to-deport-foreigners-who-shill-for-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mahmoud Khalil, \u2064a Syrian-born\u200c Palestinian activist \u200dand former \u200bgraduate student \u2064at Columbia University, \u200dwas \u2064arrested for allegedly participating in \u2063protests supporting Hamas, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-college-groups-have-assisted-a-designated-terrorist-org\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. College Groups Have Assisted A Designated Terrorist Org\">designated terrorist organization<\/a>. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans to \u2064revoke \u2063his green card, stating that he led activities\u200d aligned with\u200d Hamas. \u200cFormer President Trump declared that\u2062 this arrest is\u200b part of a\u2062 broader effort \u200cto apprehend\u2063 and deport individuals supporting \u200dterrorism within U.S. universities. Khalil has been\u2064 involved in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disruptive-protests-are-not-a-constitutional-right\/\" title=\"Protests must adhere to the Constitution\">radical protests<\/a> on campus, including advocating for the &#8220;total \u200ceradication of Western civilization&#8221; and\u200c participating\u200d in orchestrated \u2063disruptions that created \u2063a threatening environment for Jewish students and faculty. While\u200b some commentators have condemned the \u200bgovernance&#8217;s actions as targeting \u200cfree speech, authorities emphasize that Khalil is\u2063 being prosecuted for \u2064specific \u2064illegal activities related to terrorism. The legal\u2064 and political ramifications of his arrest continue to unfold \u2064amidst ongoing \u200cdebates \u200cabout academic freedom\u2064 and national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Syrian-born <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/5\/17\/international-students-risk-immigration-status-to-engage-in-gaza-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palestinian activist<\/a> and former Columbia University graduate student was arrested on Saturday and will reportedly have his green card revoked because of his involvement in radical left-wing protests supporting Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1898908955675357314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrest<\/a> of Mahmoud Khalil, saying Khalil &ldquo;led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-15014bcbb921f21a9f704d5acdcae7a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to his attorney, Khalil is a permanent resident with a green card.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:2339B%20edition:prelim)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibits<\/a> providing &ldquo;material support or resources&rdquo; to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-she-ever-fly-the-flag-maybe-just-once-for-us-bill-hemmer-katie-pavlich-call-out-ilhan-omar-over-extreme-comments\/\" title=\"\u2018Can She Ever Fly The Flag Maybe Just Once For Us?\u2019: Bill Hemmer, Katie Pavlich Call Out Ilhan Omar Over \u2018Extreme\u2019 Comments\">designated terrorist organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1899151926777749618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> his administration would not tolerate any &ldquo;pro-terrorist&rdquo; behavior in a Truth Social post. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the first arrest of many to come. We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump administration will not tolerate it,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country &mdash; never to return again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/09\/us-news\/ice-arrests-palestinian-leader-of-columbias-anti-israel-protests-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> by the New York Post, &ldquo;Khalil and Columbia United Apartheid Divest, which has vowed to escalate its tactics &lsquo;until the empire crumbles,&rsquo; were among those taking part in the campus takeover at the start of the school year.&rdquo; Columbia United Apartheid Divest &ldquo;sympathizes with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/09\/us-news\/who-is-mahmoud-khalil-the-columbia-university-agitator-detained-by-ice-for-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil also led a protest that sought the &ldquo;total eradication of Western civilization,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/09\/us-news\/ice-arrests-palestinian-leader-of-columbias-anti-israel-protests-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Khalil also told a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/09\/us-news\/ice-arrests-palestinian-leader-of-columbias-anti-israel-protests-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post<\/a> reporter in September that protesters would &ldquo;continue to resist&rdquo; and set up encampments and additional protests.<\/p>\n<p>During an April takeover of Columbia University, protesters, including those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2024\/04\/30\/dozens-occupy-hamilton-hall-as-pro-palestinian-protests-spread-across-campus\/\">associated<\/a> with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, broke into Hamilton Hall.<\/p>\n<p>President Minouche Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/president.columbia.edu\/news\/message-president-minouche-shafik-5-1-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the protesters occupying Hamilton Hall broke the doors, damaged and destroyed property, and &ldquo;mistreat[ed]&rdquo; public safety officers and maintenance staff.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/pro-palestinian-protesters-occupy-building-columbia-university-cnn-2024-04-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> from the university also said that the &ldquo;disruptions on campus have created a threatening environment for many of our Jewish students and faculty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khalil was also allegedly caught <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vividprowess\/status\/1898778740194177536?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on camera<\/a> at the recent protest that took place this month at the Milstein Library at Barnard College, according to the Post. &ldquo;That <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">protest featured violent propaganda flyers<\/a> that purportedly came directly from the &lsquo;Hamas Media Office,&rsquo; including one pamphlet titled &lsquo;Our Narrative &hellip; Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,&rsquo; which justified the Oct. 7, 2023 attack,&rdquo; the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1898858967532441945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a post on X on Sunday that &ldquo;we will be revoking the visas and\/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Drop Site News reporter Ryan Grim <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryangrim\/status\/1898841696328187976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> Trump was &ldquo;disappearing&rdquo; Khalil. &ldquo;Have any members of Congress commented on the disappearance by the Trump administration of a legal permanent resident for protesting Israel?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reason reporter Billy Binion said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billybinion\/status\/1898958090046669183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X<\/a> that &ldquo;if Mahmoud Khalil actually broke the law, then charge him with a crime. Until that happens, it just looks like this administration &hellip; is trying to deport a green card holder for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-mob-keeps-coming-to-silence-joe-rogan-but-joe-rogan-is-bigger-than-the-mob-if-he-recognizes-it-or-not\/\" title=\"The Mob Keeps Coming To Silence Joe Rogan. But Joe Rogan Is Bigger Than The Mob, If He Recognizes It Or Not.\">espousing views<\/a> they dislike. And that&rsquo;s grotesque.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khalil was not arrested for &ldquo;protesting Israel&rdquo; or &ldquo;espousing views&rdquo; disliked by the Trump administration, however, but rather was detained for allegedly leading &ldquo;activities aligned&rdquo; to a terrorist organization. Nor was Khalil &ldquo;disappeared&rdquo;; his arrest was made public.<\/p>\n<p>As Jay P. Greene, senior research fellow for The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Center for Education Policy,  wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/educate-americans-first-universities-foreign-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tablet<\/a> last year, &ldquo;many foreign students [hold] bigoted views imported from their home cultures,&rdquo; and these &ldquo;hateful doctrines foreign to American culture&rdquo; are later &ldquo;normalize[d]&rdquo; by these same students who may go on to &ldquo;become professors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As RedState writer who goes by the name Bonchie on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bonchieredstate\/status\/1899090534444003467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X posted<\/a>, the founders would have &ldquo;laughed at&rdquo; the notion that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a grave violation of rights if you don&rsquo;t let a foreign national remain in the US to openly promote terrorism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Syrian-born Palestinian activist was arrested for supporting Hamas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2412077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-12.32.32%E2%80%AFPM-e1741624454356-1024x577.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6184,6039,3634],"class_list":["post-2412076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deportation","tag-terrorism","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-12.32.32%E2%80%AFPM-e1741624454356-1024x577.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412076"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412080,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412076\/revisions\/2412080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}