There's no question that the national spotlight on deportation has landed on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the "Maryland man" with the MS-13 tattoos whom the Democrats have flown to El Salvador to have margaritas with. His case overshadowed that of the Left's other hero, Columbia graduate student and pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by ICE and scheduled for deportation. Poor Khalil even missed the birth of his son because he was in ICE custody. Who else but Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote a letter demanding that the Trump administration immediately release Khalil? Senate Judiciary Democrats posted a photo with the caption, "Free Mahmoud Khalil."
Just as Abrego Garcia's case knocked Khalil's out of the headlines, poor Columbia University student and pro-Hamas protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi was completely overshadowed when ICE arrested him for violating the terms of his green card. Mahdawi had even previously been the subject of a puff piece on "60 Minutes."
“To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you.”
— The Recount (@therecount) April 30, 2025
— Palestinian Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi after being freed from ICE custody by a Vermont judge pic.twitter.com/XFexSoXwY9
ICE had its reasons for arresting Mahdawi.
🚨Big breaking: Mohsen Mahdawi said he "liked to kill Jews in Palestine"🚨
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) May 1, 2025
According to court filings from the Trump admin, Mahdawi told the owner of a Vermont gun store that he “had considerable firearm experience" and that he used them "to kill Jews while he was in Palestine" pic.twitter.com/7rsqFLdwQr
Another hero to the Left. They sure know how to pick their battles.
Mahdawi hasn't been completely forgotten; the New York Times published a piece on how he wanted peace in the Middle East and "had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life."
Mohsen Mahdawi: "I like to kill Jews."
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) May 1, 2025
New York Times: "He wanted peace." https://t.co/CuepXR23vM pic.twitter.com/K8N5Dj0DkC
Mohsen Mahdawi: "I like to kill Jews."
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) May 1, 2025
The NYT: "He wanted peace." pic.twitter.com/tZRjOyfmDq
Dems: Well, he seems nice, we should keep him.
— Chris Bradley (@HillsToTake) May 1, 2025
Also, another stellar job from the NYT.
The spiral is magnificent.
For @nytimes "killing Jews" gives them peace.
— William Rapfogel (@WRapfogel) May 1, 2025
Despicable reporting @nytimes . Guy is a confirmed anti-Semite who wants Jews dead.
— thrills seeker (@thrillsseeker) May 1, 2025
"His supporters say" he's a great guy, the Times reports.
@nytimes someone needs to be fired.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) May 1, 2025
You publish Larry David's piece calling Trump a Nazi but write about how someone who literally said "I like to kill Jews" as a peace activist.
The severe bias of the NYT on display...
— Mark McCord (@McCord015) May 1, 2025
Get him the hell out.
— Happy Camper (@HappyCa54768038) May 1, 2025
What's taking so long? Why do we want this person on U.S. soil leading pro-Hamas protests on campus?
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