Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia University Over Anti-Palestinian Discrimination and Failure to Protect Pro-Palestinian Activists
Mahmoud Khalil, a US green card holder of Palestinian descent, sued Columbia University in September 2026, alleging years of anti-Palestinian discrimination, deliberate indifference, and failure to protect pro-Palestinian activists from harassment. The lawsuit follows his arrest by federal immigration agents in March 2025, part of a broader pattern of detentions targeting pro-Palestinian activists under the Trump administration. The case highlights tensions between academic institutions and government policies affecting pro-Palestinian advocacy.
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Lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ and failure to respond to ‘persistent and coordinated harassment’ Mahmoud Khalil announced on Monday that he’s sued Columbia University, accusing the New York City school he attended of a years-long history of anti-Palestinian discrimination, indifference to harassment, and retaliation. Khalil, a US green card holder of Palestinian descent, was a graduate student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) when he was arrested at his university apartment by federal immigration agents in March 2025, the first of a number of foreign nationals that the Trump administration has detained and sought to deport over their pro-Palestinian advocacy. Continue reading...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group
Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists Al Arabiya English
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group