Podcast Examines Mahmoud Khalil Case
On the “Entitled” podcast, Professors Claudia Flores and co-host Tom Ginsburg bring their experience to bear on thorny questions around international human rights. Entitled has published a new episode called “Why Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawyer is Losing Faith in the Justice System.”
As student protests over Gaza sweep college campuses, one case is testing the limits of free speech and immigration law in America. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student and lawful permanent resident, was arrested by ICE without a warrant and sent to a remote detention center in Louisiana — allegedly for his political advocacy.
In this episode, Flores and Ginsburg sit down with Khalil’s lawyer Baher Azmy, who is also the Legal Director of the Center of Constitutional Rights, to unpack the legal maneuver behind Khalil’s detention: a rarely used immigration clause that gives the Secretary of State near total discretion to deport individuals deemed a “foreign policy risk.” What does this case reveal about the future of dissent and academic freedom?
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