# Trump targeting Khalil violates his First Amendment rights | Opinion

## I worked alongside Mahmoud Khalil. His detention is a terrifying abuse of power. | Opinion

### Regardless of where one stands on the issue of Israel and Palestine, we should all be deeply alarmed by former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil's detention.

### I worked alongside Mahmoud Khalil. His detention is a terrifying abuse of power. | Opinion
#### 5:14 a.m. ET March 13, 2025

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