Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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When Mahmoud Khalil was targeted and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his advocacy, his life as a Palestinian student and soon-to-be father were irrevocably upended. Now released from detention – but still facing the threat of deportation – Khalil joins The Guardian for an unflinching conversation on his ordeal, the system that tried to silence him, and the personal and political stakes of resistance.

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