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Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for their support of Palestinian rights. The former Columbia University graduate student became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine…
Published July 14, 2026 · Category: News
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Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’
Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for their support of Palestinian rights.
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The former Columbia University graduate student became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech after he was detained last year. A permanent US resident, Khalil is also fighting in court against the government’s effort to deport him.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for their support of Palestinian rights.The former Columbia University graduate student became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech after he was detained last year. A p
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