List of people Trump’s govt is trying to deport over pro-Palestinian views

The Donald Trump administration is planning to deport non-citizens who hold pro-Palestinian views.
It is also seeking to deport those who are perceived to have been critical of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Here is a list of the people the US government has targeted so far:
Mahmoud Khalil: Khalil was arrested over pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University. He is married to an American citizen and holds a green card.
Rumeysa Ozturk: The Turkish student was detained after she co-authored an op-ed in a Tufts University student newspaper.
Yunseo Chung: A judge has ordered that the Korean-American student at Columbia University not be detained until her legal challenge against deportation is heard in court.
Badar Khan Suri: The Georgetown scholar from India, who holds a valid visa, was arrested over social media posts.
Leqaa Kordia: Authorities claim Kordia is Palestinian and was arrested near a protest at Columbia University.
Ranjani Srinivasan: The Indian citizen and doctoral student at Columbia fled the US when immigration agents searched her university residence.
Alireza Doroudi: The Iranian citizen and doctoral student at the University of Alabama was detained by immigration authorities who said he “posed significant national security concerns”.
Dr Rasha Alawieh: A kidney transplant specialist from Lebanon was preparing to take up a position with Brown University but was deported earlier this month when trying to re-enter the US.
Momodou Taal: The doctoral student at Cornell University is challenging his deportation from the US.
List of people Trump’s govt is trying to deport over pro-Palestinian views


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