Calls to Deport Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Intensify Over Hamas Support
The author argues that Algerian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who refuses to denounce Hamas, should be deported and barred from U.S. citizenship on security grounds.
In a recent one outlet's interview, activist Mahmoud Khalil refused to condemn Hamas, calling the question frivolous, which the author interprets as tacit support for a designated terrorist group. The commentary stresses that anyone seeking U.S. naturalization should repudiate Hamas, which the State Department lists as a terrorist organization for killing Americans. Drawing parallels to 1960s-70s immigration interrogations of communist affiliations, the writer contends that Khalil’s advocacy for Palestinian causes amounts to subversive activity.
Khalil’s role as lead negotiator for Columbia University Apartheid Divest, which staged riots in 2025, and his associate Mohsen Mahdawi’s hateful rhetoric are presented as evidence of extremist intent. The piece argues that deporting Khalil, already detained by ICE for alleged false statements, is a matter of national security rather than paperwork. It warns that the high cost and delay of such removals demonstrate the need to block similar entrants at the border. Ultimately, the author claims that granting citizenship to individuals who incite unrest undermines American social cohesion.
