AAFSC Statement on the Arrest and Threatened Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil
The Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC) calls for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident who was arrested and has been detained without charge for nine days. As of last week’s procedural court hearing in Manhattan, the federal government had yet to justify Khalil’s detention or why they transferred him to a facility in Louisiana.
Khalil was returning to his residence with his wife, who is a U.S. citizen and 8 months pregnant, when he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whose officers claimed that his student visa was revoked. Upon learning that Khalil is a lawful permanent resident, also known as a green card holder, the officers then said that his green card was revoked.
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