Trump Uses Rare Provision in Bid to Deport Student Activist (1)

The Trump administration is employing a little-used immigration provision to try to deport a Palestinian activist with permanent residency status in the US.

Mahmoud Khalil, a recent student at Columbia University, was arrested by immigration officers over the weekend after months of helping lead anti-Israel protests at the Ivy League campus. While US officials cited his support for Hamas — a designated terrorist organization — as justification for his detention, his attorneys say it’s intended to silence his free speech.

The White House said Tuesday his residency was revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio who, under the Immigration and ...