Mahmoud Khalil came from Syria to promote Muslim terrorism in the city where his fellow Islamists killed 2,753 on 9/11. The Trump Administration sensibly tried to kick him out. Instead, he might end up collecting $20 million, courtesy of American taxpayers:
Mahmoud Khalil demands $20M or an apology from Trump.@marcorubio, can we expedite deportation?
He openly supports destroying America. pic.twitter.com/s9n2u42UcV
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 11, 2025
Even getting gouged for $20 million would be better than apologizing to our enemies for trying to defend the country from them.
As DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin observes,
“It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live and study in the United States of America. The Trump Administration acted well within its statutory and constitutional authority to detain Khalil, as it does with any alien who advocates for violence, glorifies and supports terrorists, harasses Jews, and damages property.”
But the judiciary is rotted through with Obama and Biden appointees who would eagerly side with Khalil against the USA, so he may well collect.
The good news is that the Trump Administration has not given up on deporting him.