Washington (Quds News Network)- Only 14 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter urging the release of Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-genocide Palestinian activist and U.S. green card holder. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detained him without charges for his activism at Columbia University.
“We are horrified by the illegal abduction and indefinite detention of Mahmoud Khalil,” the letter states. It demands his release from DHS custody.
The letter, addressed to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, condemns the action. “Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime. As the Trump administration proudly admits, he was targeted solely for his activism,” it reads.
Representatives Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Mark Pocan, Ayanna Pressley, Nydia M. Velázquez, Delia C. Ramirez, Jasmine rocket, Summer Lee, Lateefah Simon, Gwen S. Moore, Nikema Williams, Al Green, Andre Carson, and Jams McGovem signed the letter. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not sign, despite previously criticizing Khalil’s arrest.
The lesser evil everybody!
Strongly suspect this letter was probably organized quickly since multiple very outspoken dems aren’t on there. Probably prioritized getting out faster rather than getting people signing
I mean it’s not like AOC was light about it despite not signing
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too,” she wrote in a separate post. “Anyone—left, right, or center—who has highlighted the importance of constitutional rights + free speech should be sounding the alarm now.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/192558/aoc-ocasio-cortez-arrest-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil
EDIT: AOC also already signed a seperate letter to Noem & the acting ICE director along with other NY dems making this article grossly misleading by claiming she didn’t sign on
I skimmed it quickly but I can’t really find criticism of Israel in the AOC letter. Which might be why she signed that one but not this letter.
Democrats IRL: Giving standing ovations to Netanyahu, and giving him billions to kill Palestinians.
They’re a brutal, vicious party, and anyone who associates with them should have to answer for their crimes against humanity.
Really excited to see Dems loose next election because this is going to happen again.
The constant Israeli dick sucking transcends party boundaries.
AOC didn’t sign. Disappointed but not surprised that a politician would chose not to side against their reelection chances.
EDIT:
AOC signed a different letter to DHS, which means this article is misleading.
Her claim is that “she was waiting for details from Mahmoud’s lawyer”. Not sure what details could be important enough to hold off on signing the letter.
Do you have a source for that? Your statement kind of sounds like likely misinformation because she signed on to a similar letter sent to acting ICE director yesterday and has been super outspoken about this
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too,” she wrote in a separate post. “Anyone—left, right, or center—who has highlighted the importance of constitutional rights + free speech should be sounding the alarm now.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/192558/aoc-ocasio-cortez-arrest-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil
https://newrepublic.com/post/192606/14-democrats-mahmoud-khalil-letter
The absence of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was noted given her previous criticism of Khalil’s arrest, but her chief of staff said she was waiting on one detail from Khalil’s legal team, when signing for the letter was closed. He added that she would sign the letter if it was still open.*
Yeah, that’s a pretty weak excuse. Hopefully she gets enough heat for this to pressure her back into the right side of history.The article failed to mention her letter to DHS.
