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Trump admin says no warrant was needed to arrest Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil
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1:19Now PlayingFederal authorities arrested anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant last month, lawyers for the Trump administration admitted Thursday – but argued officers didn’t have a choice. NY Post writer Brian Faas shares this story.
The Columbia University graduate was taken into custody on March 8 after an immigration officer believed the former campus protester and legal permanent resident was a “flight risk,” according to papers filed Thursday by the Department of Justice in a bid to keep Khalil in custody.
“[Khalil] stated that he would not cooperate and that he was going to leave the scene,” the legal filing obtained by multiple outlets alleges.
“The [Homeland Security Investigations] agent believes there was a flight risk and arrest was necessary.”
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