Mahmoud Khalil
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife host anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, in New York City, March 8, 2026. (Source: New York City mayoral social media)
March 10, 2026, 3:25 pm
Mamdani hosts anti-Israel, former Columbia activist at Gracie Mansion
"To Jewish students and faculty members of Columbia University: What do you think of the mayor inviting a Jew-hater for dinner?" wrote the chair of the Justice Department task force on Jew-hatred.
By JNS Staff
Mahmoud Khalil, former Columbia University graduate student known for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests, leads a Pro-Palestinian "March for Humanity" against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in New York City, on Aug. 16, 2025. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
January 23, 2026, 11:16 am
Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria, DHS official says
“You are a guest in this country. Act like it,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of homeland security for public affairs, told NewsNation.
By Mike Wagenheim
Mahmoud Khalil during a meeting with Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) at the congressman's office in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2025. (Credit: Office of Representative Jim McGovern via Wikimedia Commons)
September 18, 2025, 12:29 pm
Columbia’s pro-Hamas protest organizer to be deported, judge rules
An immigration judge agreed with the Trump administration that Mahmoud Khalil's failure to include pertinent information on his green card application is grounds for revocation.
By Mike Wagenheim
A view of protesters demonstrating outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City, April 22, 2024. (Credit: Evan Schneider/U.N. Photo)
April 18, 2025, 9:32 am
‘Distraction’ to say Khalil deportation case a free-speech issue, experts say
“Khalil spent the past year and a half leading an organization that effectively made large areas of Columbia University off-limits for Jewish Zionist students.” — David Litman
By Vita Fellig
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
March 19, 2025, 9:23 am
The Mahmoud Khalil case
Allowing pro-Hamas actions on U.S. college campuses that incite violence and threaten Jewish students undercuts the U.S. policy of combating antisemitism overseas.
By Robert Silverman
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