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Video of Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful arrest released [1]
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Date: 2025-03-15
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) released a video showing undercover federal agents taking Mahmoud Khalil into their custody. His wife bravely captured video of his arrest in progress and immediately called their attorney for legal guidance but the federal agents refused to give the reason for his arrest, their names, or which federal agency gave the order to arrest Khalil for any immigration violations. His wife only managed to get the address in the Federal Plaza where they were taking him in for an arraignment.
Describing Khalil’s arrest, which has sparked protests across the US, as an “illegal detention” and “horrific”, JVP said that US President Trump was carrying out a “clear attempt” to “silence dissent, chill speech, and attack our freedoms”.
“Ideas are not illegal, and there is no ‘controversial speech’ exception to the First Amendment,” the group said in a post on social media.
“Our right to free speech includes advocacy for Palestine. We will not be intimidated. We will not be stopped. We will fight until Mahmoud Khalil is free. We will fight until Palestine is free,” it added.
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