Precursor to a lawsuit also claims the Palestinian activist was maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration for months, have filed a claim for $20m in damages against the administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.

The filing – a precursor to a lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act – names the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state department.

Khalil, 30, was released from US immigration detention last month after having been held for more than three months over his activism against Israel’s war on Gaza. He has become the most high-profile of the students who have been arrested by the Trump administration for their pro-Palestinian activism.

      • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        10·
        20 hours ago

        I assume it’s going to come out of DHS or ICE-allotted funds.

        So…I agree. Yes, it’s our tax or debt burden, and yes, that’s infuriating. But the money has already been stolen from us. Now the only question is, is that money going to be used to accelerate fascist policies like the end of due process or not?

        So drain the bank, please. Every dollar for judgments or settlements is a dollar not spent on racist, unconstitutional immigration policy.

  • SuperCub@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    17 hours ago

    “Khalil said he plans to share any settlement money with others targeted in Trump’s “failed” effort to suppress pro-Palestinian speech. In lieu of a settlement, he would also accept an official apology and changes to the administration’s deportation policies.”

    What an inspiring and good human being. Holding out hope we see some justice ✊

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      11·
      22 hours ago

      the body of…government responsible for this mess appologized, and gave Khalil 40 million dollars instead. Straight out of trumps personal wallet.

      Right? RIGHT???

      No. That doesn’t sound like this timeline.

      Ooooooh, they murdered him. Ok. That fits this timeline much more realistically.

      See, in the other timeline everyone got ice cream and a blowjob.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
          2·
          20 hours ago

          Yeah, you can come over to our timeline. You just have to give one of us living in the other timeline ice cream and a blowjob.

          And since I’m the only one you know with the ability to timeline jump…

          zzzzziiiiippppp

          Chocolate chip cookie dough please! With butterscotch topping!