Palestinian protesters took out a protest march against Trump administration in New York City. These demonstrations were against the policies related to protest and immigration in the Middle East, colleges. News agency Xinhua said that on Tuesday, the protesters took to the streets and marched from Washington Park to the City Hall in Lower Manhattan. During this time the police detained dozens of protesters.
Last Friday, the Trump administration canceled a $ 400 million federal funding for Columbia University in New York City. He took this decision on the basis of stopping anti-Jewish activities. Along with this, the administration has also started reviewing other universities.
Mahmud Khalil, a graduate student of Columbia University, was arrested from the hostel of the university on Saturday by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees.
Khalil, a permanent resident of America, played an important role in the pro -Palestine protests at Columbia University, which started in April last year. According to Khalil’s lawyer, Khalil’s wife is an American citizen and is eight months pregnant, she has also received threats from ICE.
What Trump wrote on social media on Monday
Following this decision of the Trump administration, a new wave of pro -Palestine protests in New York City has been promoted. Trump said in a post on social media on Monday, "This is the first of the upcoming arrests. We know that there are many students in Colombia and other universities across the country who are involved in pro -terrorism, anti -Jew, anti -American activities and the Trump administration will not tolerate it."
During March many protesters waved Palestinian flags
During March, many protesters waved Palestinian flags and banners, which were written. "Release Mahmud Khalil." Ruby Martin, a protesting, said, "This is against the first amendment. In addition, the university is helping ICE in the arrest of its students, which is wrong and unacceptable."
Martin said that he is particularly concerned that Columbia University allowed ICE on the property of the campus to arrest the students. She will also participate in another march seeking Khalil’s release on Tuesday night.
Assistant Professor Catherine Wilson in two New York Universities said, said, ” "The university has been involved in this disturbance for a long time. The time has come to stop it."
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