Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Files $20 Million Complaint Against Trump Administration
Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Files $20 Million Complaint Against Trump Administration Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, has filed an administrative complaint against the Trump administration, seeking $20 million in damages or an official apology. The complaint, a precursor to a federal lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, comes weeks after Khalil’s release on June 20, 2025, from over three months of immigration detention. Khalil, 30, who was a key negotiator during Columbia University’s…