Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has chilling effect on free speech at US colleges
- Posted on March 16, 2025
- By CNN
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Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has chilling effect on free speech at US colleges

Last weekend’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee whose green card was revoked over his involvement in demonstrations at Columbia University, is having a chilling effect on college campuses across America, where students say they’re being forced to think carefully before exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech.