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Media treats Mahmoud Khalil like a Nelson Mandela or MLK. He's just a grifter

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Tue, 29 September 2026peak 6 reports on Mon, 19 October 2026Wed, 21 October 2026

What it is about

Mahmoud KhalilNelson MandelaMartin Luther King JrAmerican Civil Liberties UnionNew York TimesColumbia UniversityUnited StatesColumbia University, New York, United StatesSyriaNew York, United StatesAlgeriaAmericanNoor AbdallaMarco RubioForeign OfficeSupreme CourtBritish EmbassyIsraeliLouisiana, United StatesAlexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt

Who published it, and when

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kgou.org1 original report
nypost.com1 original report
kasu.org1 original report
pjmedia.com1 original report
The Hill1 original report
South China Morning Post2 original reports
PBS NewsHour1 original report
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
Al Jazeera English1 original report
Japan Times1 original report
arkansasonline.com1 original report
29 Sept, 18:28over 22 days21 Oct, 09:01

How it spread - 12 original reports

  1. Tue, 29 September 2026

    2 reports
  2. Mon, 5 October 2026

    1 report
  3. Fri, 9 October 2026

    1 report
  4. Mon, 19 October 2026

    6 reports
    • The Hill18:53

      Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator who became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian foreign college students, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take up his case, his lawyers said. Khalil was jailed for months last year, and he has long asserted his detention was retaliation for his protected speech. The...

    • South China Morning Post20:52

      Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for US President Donald Trump’s administration to rearrest and deport the Palestinian activist. Khalil’s lawyers asked the justices to take up his case after the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit ‌Court of Appeals ruled that federal immigration law barred a lower-court judge from ordering his release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Khalil was...

    • South China Morning Post20:52

      Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for US President Donald Trump’s administration to rearrest and deport the Palestinian activist. Khalil’s lawyers asked the justices to take up his case after the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit ‌Court of Appeals ruled that federal immigration law barred a lower-court judge from ordering his release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Khalil was...

    • PBS NewsHour21:42

      Khalil, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University in the spring of 2024.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)23:54

      Petition says government used immigration detention to 'silence' him and chill pro-Palestinian speech

    • Al Jazeera English23:56

      Lawyers for the former student leader seek to overturn an appeals court decision that would allow for his removal.

  5. Tue, 20 October 2026

    1 report
  6. Wed, 21 October 2026

    1 report
    • arkansasonline.com09:01

      WASHINGTON -- Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate arrested last year by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents amid campus protests, appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in an attempt to prevent his deportation.

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