PBS News Hour White House correspondent Laura Barron-Lopez tried to claim on Thursday that if the Trump Administration is able to successfully deport pro-Hamas Columbia University student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, it can deport any legal immigrant simply for disagreeing with them.
During a larger conversation about Trump’s immigration views, host Amna Nawaz asked, “I know one of the recent examples that’s fallen under this is the case of Mahmoud Khalil, right? He was a legal permanent resident here. How is that case fitting into the approach that the Trump administration has on immigration?”
Barron-Lopez replied, “Today, we saw a protest breakout inside of Trump Tower in New York City in response to Khalil’s ongoing detention at an ICE facility in Louisiana. And, as you noted, Khalil is a green card holder. He’s a legal permanent…
