The controversial and obscure law being used against immigrant student protestors

NPR
5m read
Pro-Palestinian protesters demanding the release of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil stand outside his immigration court hearing in Newark, N.J., on Friday, March 28, 2025.

The Trump Administration is using an obscure and controversial immigration law from 1952 to try to deport Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

(Image credit: Ted Shaffrey)

www.npr.org