Activist Mahmoud Khalil Says Palestinian Protests Are Reshaping Politics

Activist Mahmoud Khalil asserts that campus protests have altered the trajectory of American politics.

Activist Mahmoud Khalil recently returned to Columbia University to promote his memoir detailing his detention by US immigration officials. Khalil argued that the student-led Palestinian solidarity demonstrations have significantly influenced the American political landscape. He rose to prominence as a central figure in organizing campus protests in New York.

• The backgroundKhalil was previously arrested and detained by immigration enforcement agents after leading high-profile campus demonstrations.
• The publicationHis newly released memoir chronicles both his activist efforts and his subsequent experience with immigration detention.