Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer calls detention 'punishment' for the exercise of free speech – video
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Baher Azmy, director of Center for Constitutional Rights, said: 'Mr Khalil's detention has nothing to do with security. It is only about repression.' Khalil, who is a student at Columbia University, was arrested by immigration officials on Saturday over his role in the college's encampment protests against Israel's war on Gaza. Although he is a legal permanent US resident and green card holder, he currently sits in Ice detention in Louisiana
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