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Then They Came for Me: Mahmoud Khalil, the LA 8, and the Threat to Free Speech

While campus and the nation reel from the detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil (SIPA ‘24), Eva Atkins reminds us that this is not the first time that the United States government has targeted Palestinian activists for their alleged threats to national security interests. A similar case dating back to the 1980s holds major implications for Khalil’s imminent legal battle––that is, if the courts can meet the task.

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