Tell Your Members of Congress: Demand the Immediate Release of Mahmoud Khalil
Call BOTH of your Senators.
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The Ask
Hello, my name is ____. I am a constituent from ZIP code ____ and a member of Indivisible SF.
I'm calling to ask [REP/SEN NAME] to defend our constitutional right to protest, and demand the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil. Mahmoud is a lawful permanent resident who has been detained without charges in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights.
Background
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and graduate of Columbia University, was a lead negotiator for the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia last year, mediating between protesters and the university. Last week, two men claiming to be ICE agents ambushed him and his pregnant wife at their university housing, stating that his student visa had been revoked. When Mahmoud told them he had a green card, the agents made a phone call and then told him, “We’re revoking that too.”
Now, Mahmoud is being detained in a private prison in Louisiana with no official charges. A federal judge has temporarily blocked his deportation, and his wrongful detention case will be heard Wednesday.
The U.S. government is attempting to silence a peaceful protester by stripping him of his legal residency and deporting him. This is an attack on the First Amendment that sets a dangerous precedent.
Tell your members of Congress that the government must immediately release Mahmoud Khalil, return him to his family, and stop violating the constitutional right to protest.
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