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The lawsuit challenges the growing normalization of authoritarian tactics used to silence dissent and criminalize solidarity with Palestinians.

The case is about whether the government can work with private ideological groups to illegally silence support for a people facing genocide, and erode our basic rights. The implications extend far beyond one individual or one movement.

Mahmoud Khalil is fighting back with a landmark lawsuit against the Trump officials and private anti-Palestinian groups. As he pursues this case to protect his fundamental rights, help us call on members of Congress to urge the Trump admin to stop his deportation. Take action: bit.ly/keep-mahmoud-h…

You can also watch today’s press conference on our YouTube channel. m.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpFuu…

Learn more about the case on our website. ccrjustice.org/home/press-cen…

Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing administration officials, pro-Israel groups and a conservative think tank of colluding to suppress his constitutional rights. Read the full story below. nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyr…

Today, I sued the Heritage Foundation, Stephen Miller, a Columbia affiliate, and others under the KKK Act. I will not stop fighting until everyone who willingly contributed to my missing the birth of my son—and 104 days of my life—answers for it. More actions will come soon. But this lawsuit is about far more than what was done to me. It is about a coordinated, ongoing plot to punish, silence, and intimidate everyone who dares to dissent and speak out for Palestinian liberation. We will hold them accountable.

The Trump administration and these shadowy private groups must not be allowed to persecute those who speak up against genocide and injustice.

For years, these shadowy, unaccountable groups have doxxed and harassed Palestinian rights advocates. Once Trump was elected, they began to collude with senior officials in the Trump administration to deprive Mahmoud and others of their rights. Now, he’s fighting back.

FILED! One year after his arrest, Mahmoud Khalil is responding with a landmark lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials and three anti-Palestinian groups: the Heritage Foundation, Canary Mission, and Betar. Learn more: bit.ly/mahmoud-v-heri…

Mahmoud Khalil filed landmark lawsuit against senior Trump admin officials, Heritage Foundation, Betar, Canary Mission x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Read the full piece below. newrepublic.com/article/212245…

"As the Trump administration goes to lengths to conceal its crimes and corruption, there’s never been a more critical time for the politicians who still believe in the principle of FOIA to not only defend it, but expand it." — Ian Head, Open Records Project Manager

Read the full press release and learn more about the case on our website. ccrjustice.org/home/press-cen…

“People from this community are trying desperately to protect their history from erasure and the graves of enslaved ancestors from corporate greed aided by the misdirection and complicity of federal officials.” — Pam Spees, Senior Staff Attorney

ICYMI: Last week, residents of Louisiana's River Parishes asked a federal court to block an expedited federal permit for a construction project that threatens the gravesites of their enslaved ancestors.