Democrats Face Backlash for Supporting Arrested Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil

[6Hugh_Janus9]

2 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

 

 

Mahmoud Khalil has received the due process to which a Green Card holder is entitled.  It's not the same due process which he, or any other resident in the U.S., would receive if they were facing criminal charges.  Due process is not identical in every situation.  Khalil is scheduled to appear before an immigration judge on March 27.

 

Here is a screen shot of the Notice to Appear that Khalil was given upon arrest:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/8a3cbff6-4589-43e1-8455-042fa9555e3c.pdf

 

 

One curious aspect of the case is that Khalil is listed as a citizen of Algeria!  According to numerous press reports, Khalil was born and raised in Syria.  Hs parrents were Palestinian refugees.  Under Syrian law, the children of Palestinians born in Syria aren't considered citizens of Syria.  Khalil is now 30 years old.  He studied at a university in Lebanon, then worked for a Syrian-American NGO.  In 2018 he become a local employee of the British embassy in Beirut and worked there until 2022, when he entered the U.S. to study at Columbia.

 

How and when did he become an Algerian citizen???  Maybe that is part of the reason his Green Card was revoked?

This process is practically unheard of, and it's dismissive to pass it off as just usual practice.

 

1. Normally, a warrant would have to be issued through a judge with presented probable cause, leading to initial arrest. 

2. The charges would be disputed during a hearing with an immigration judge, and if deemed guilty to the charges, they could order to revoke his green card.

3. With no green card, he would then be deported.

 

In this scenario, there is NO warrant, NO charges, and NO immigration judge hearing regarding his charges. His citizenship was revoked without due process by a political figure exercising a decades-old statute that has remained unused in this manner. There will be no due process during the upcoming immigration hearing; the judge does not issue green cards, they only handle charges and can request to revoke citizenship (which was already done). Khalil will just be deported because he has no permanent residency after it was removed *without* due process.

 

It is disingenuous to pass this off as normal, as this case is the first of its kind. It is even more disingenuous to say that he has received due process because he hasn't. 

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21 hours ago, Tug said:

It’s not about the guy that got arrested it’s about freedom of speech.they are using his political speech as an excuse to deport him no more no less.

I seriously doubt you care about Freedom of Speech in this matter. You use any topic to complain about Trump. American citizens are granted the rights under the amendment to give them freedom of speech. This man is not an American citizens and does not have this right. He is a foreigner and must adhere to the rules of his stay as a foreigner. Just like you do in Thailand. 

 

[Bkk Brian]

4 hours ago, 6Hugh_Janus9 said:

This process is practically unheard of, and it's dismissive to pass it off as just usual practice.

 

1. Normally, a warrant would have to be issued through a judge with presented probable cause, leading to initial arrest. 

2. The charges would be disputed during a hearing with an immigration judge, and if deemed guilty to the charges, they could order to revoke his green card.

3. With no green card, he would then be deported.

 

In this scenario, there is NO warrant, NO charges, and NO immigration judge hearing regarding his charges. His citizenship was revoked without due process by a political figure exercising a decades-old statute that has remained unused in this manner. There will be no due process during the upcoming immigration hearing; the judge does not issue green cards, they only handle charges and can request to revoke citizenship (which was already done). Khalil will just be deported because he has no permanent residency after it was removed *without* due process.

 

It is disingenuous to pass this off as normal, as this case is the first of its kind. It is even more disingenuous to say that he has received due process because he hasn't. 

His case is being heard now in the courts, you are talking nonsense and arguing against established US immigration law and the numerous posts outlining the evidence and procedure already in this topic.

 

Do you put this much effort into demanding the release of the US hostage still being held by Hamas in the terror tunnels, the same terrorists that Khalil supports?