The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration isn’t just targeting those living in the country illegally, but also legal residents who do not have citizenship, like visa holders and lawful permanent residents. Under US immigration law, the government has broad authority to deport noncitizens for things like threats to national security or crimes of moral turpitude.
This video explores high-profile deportation cases against legal residents like Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and leader of Columbia University’s 2024 campus protests. It also covers Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case. He was legally living in the US, but was deported to El Salvador without due process.
Can noncitizens legally be deported over free speech? What due process rights do they have to appeal in court? We look at the legal circumstances around these cases and whether US citizens could ever face similar treatment.
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T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Executive Dean of The New School for Social Research
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