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"Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia graduate detained by ICE for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at the school, acknowledged he could be deported in a new documentary filmed prior to his arrest.
Asked what would happen to him if he were deported, Khalil said, 'I will live — I will continue to live. The Palestinian people have been living under occupation, ethnic cleansing, and all sorts of crimes since 1948 and we prevailed. We will prevail no matter what will happen.'
The documentary, *The Encampments*, about the movement that swept college campuses across the country in 2024, features extended footage of Khalil — leading student demonstrations at Columbia, giving interviews to national media, and, in an interview recorded after the protests, describing his family’s expulsion from Israel in 1948.
The remarks provide the closest look at Khalil’s worldview since his arrest on March 8 made him arguably the most famous pro-Palestinian protester in the world. Khalil, a green card holder who has not been charged with a crime, is currently being held in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana, though a judge has temporarily blocked his deportation."
https://forward.com/fast-forward/708127/the-encampments-documentary-mahmoud-khalil-columbia/