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Believe it or not straight to jail (lemmy.ml)
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[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 20 points 2 months ago

I'm OOTL or something who's the bottom guy?

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's Mahmoud Khalil, a normal dude in the US with a green card, who the ICE has a hold of and wants to deport because he did some very legal peaceful protests for Palestine

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Important to note here that the he has not been charged with a crime.

If a legal resident commits a crime there is a process to detain, try, sentence, and (potentially) deport them. It happens all the time. But that is not what is happening here. They arrested and detained an American without due process.

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

That's the biggest issue, even the courts say that they have no right to detain him

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Splitting hairs, but a green card only means permanent residency.

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 4 points 2 months ago

I did specify that he is a legal resident and not a citizen.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 months ago

Aii caramba, that's pretty... Well standard for the US by now, but still.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

It's definitely not standard... But it's not surprising that it's happening. Unfortunately.

And it's extremely concerning.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago
[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 months ago

Thanks a lot!

[-] Gonzako@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

has he been found at all? last I know his pregnant wife and lawyer (different person) couldn't even reach him

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago

He has quite literally been disappeared. Last rumor I heard yesterday is that they transferred him to a different state to avoid some state laws.

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