Why is pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil suing Columbia University?

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, whom the authorities attempted to deport from the United States after he led a 2024 encampment protest against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, is suing Columbia University and a dean for “institutional racism” against Palestinian students.Late last month, a federal judge ruled against his deportation, finding that the Trump administration had violated the constitutional rights of international students when it sought to punish them, including Khalil, for criticising Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Mahmoud Khalil alleges conspiracy in lawsuit against Trump officialslist 2 of 3US judge rules against Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian studentslist 3 of 3‘Columbia did not care’: Mahmoud Khalil files discrimination lawsuitend of listThe lawsuit is being brought in collaboration with the Palestine Working Group (PWG), a student organisation at the university advocating for Palestinian rights, whose activities were indefinitely suspended by the management.“We are suing because no student, regardless of their background, should go through the hell that Columbia put us through over all these years,” Kh...