AOC Slams Trump Over Khalil Arrest: ‘It Is Wrong, It Is Illegal, It Is An Affront To Every American’

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During a press conference on Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke about Mahmoud Khalil's immigration detention pushed for by the Trump Administration.   Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Thank you, everyone.

00:03I think we speak on behalf of so many people across this country, across so many people,

00:14welcoming Mahmoud home to be here and to be reunited with his wife and his newborn.

00:21Mahmoud Khalil was imprisoned for 104 days by this administration, by the Trump administration,

00:32with no grounds for legal reasons.

00:37Because Mahmoud Khalil is an advocate for Palestinian human rights,

00:43he has been accused facelessly of horrific allegations simply because the Trump administration

00:50and our overall establishment disagrees with his political speech.

00:56This was a form, his detention by ICE being taken from his home,

01:01as well as other advocates, Ms. Ozturk in Boston, Massachusetts, ripped off of the street.

01:07Being taken is wrong. It is illegal.

01:11It is an affront to every American, and we will not allow and we will continue to resist

01:20the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.

01:27And so we welcome Mahmoud home.

01:29We will continue to support the work of CCR, the ACL organizations, the lawyers and organizers

01:40on the ground who have supported his family.

01:43And I have to, of course, thank my staff in office, Maureen Octor, who has done so much

01:49incredible work as well in ensuring that Mahmoud gets the justice and dignity that he deserves.

01:56And so right now, right now, we hope that and we wish for Mahmoud and his family to be able

02:02to enjoy some peace after an incredibly difficult 104 days.

02:07But we also have a path ahead of us.

02:10This is not over, and we will have to continue to support this case.

02:15And I also want to thank, I know we have representatives from Senator Schumer's office and others,

02:19because everybody agrees, everyone agrees, that the persecution based on political speech

02:25is wrong, and it is a violation of all of our First Amendment rights, not just law moves.

02:31Thank you very much.

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