The Radical History Behind the Left's New Terror-Supporting Hero Facing Deportation

He has become a cause célèbre on the left, a sign of President Donald Trump’s administration gone mad against anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and set to be deported to his native Syria.

These are the facts as they are usually presented when the case is discussed, although they don’t quite do justice to the totality of the case: On Saturday, as Fox News reported, Khalil was arrested at his university-owned apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Saturday by ICE, which said that his green card and student visa were being revoked.

In a Truth Social post, President Trump said that the case of Khalil, a Palestinian raised in Syria, should serve as caution to other “terrorist sympathizers.”

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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