As protests arise and First Amendment questions mount surrounding the immigration detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., penned and circulated a letter demanding the immediate release of the recent Columbia University graduate.
It found little support among Tlaib’s colleagues in Washington, with a mere 14 Democrats signing their names on the letter condemning Khalil’s detention as an “illegal abduction.”
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., who counts Khalil as one of his constituents, did not sign the letter. When contacted by The Intercept about the case, Espaillat said he expects the Trump administration — which has explicitly flouted and sought to circumscribe federal legal protections for civil liberties — to adhere to the rule of law.
The Trump administration itself has admitted the case against Khalil does not hinge on allegations that he broke the law and told a conservative news outlet that it will these proceedings as a blueprint to target other students.
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/5/2/videos-show-violence-of-mob-attack-on-ucla-anti-war-protesters
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/16/us/ucla-student-protests-counterprotesters-invs/index.html
This is the kind of shit that Biden endorsed. A violent mob working together with campus police to attack peaceful protest camps. And to put icing on the cake, then some of the peaceful protestors that were brutally attacked got arrested, while the attackers could leave uninterrupted, which further shows that the attackers had the backing of the government.
Biden had absolutely no regard for the rights of people who opposed the Israel crimes he zealously enabled.
EDIT: One of the perpetrators identified by CNN was subsequently released and no charges made, despite his mother proudly boasting about his violent attacks and him being clearly identifiable in videos, as he is beating onto people with a pole.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/21/us/edan-on-ucla-palestine-encampment-attack/index.html