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Protesters arrested after storming Trump Tower to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil

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Protesters arrested after storming Trump Tower to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil
Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.The Jewish Voice for Peace protesters, who carried banners and wore red shirts reading 바카라 게임 웹사이트Jews say stop arming Israel,바카라 게임 웹사이트 chanted 바카라 게임 웹사이트Bring Mahmoud home now!"After warning the protesters to leave the Fifth Avenue building, officers arrested 98 of them on various charges including trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest, a police official said at a news briefing.Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen and who hasn't been charged with breaking any laws, was arrested outside his New York City apartment on Saturday and faces deportation. He's being held at an immigration detention center in Louisiana.President Donald Trump has said Khalil바카라 게임 웹사이트s arrest was the first 바카라 게임 웹사이트of many to come바카라 게임 웹사이트 and vowed on social media to deport students who he said engage in 바카라 게임 웹사이트pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.바카라 게임 웹사이트 The White House didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment about the Trump Tower demonstration.Among those who took part in Thursday's protest was actor Debra Winger, who has discussed her Jewish faith and upbringing over the years.Video below: NYPD Chief John Chell says 'I'm very proud to say there were no incidents whatsoever'Winger accused the Trump administration of having 바카라 게임 웹사이트no interest in Jewish safety바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트co-opting antisemitism.바카라 게임 웹사이트바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m just standing up for my rights, and I바카라 게임 웹사이트m standing up for Mahmoud Khalil, who has been abducted illegally and taken to an undisclosed location," she told The Associated Press. "Does that sound like America to you?바카라 게임 웹사이트 Protester Sophie Edelhart, who studies Yiddish at a school in Canada, said she took part in the demonstration because she didn't want to 바카라 게임 웹사이트cede ground바카라 게임 웹사이트 to Trump and 바카라 게임 웹사이트fascism.바카라 게임 웹사이트 She said the building, with its golden escalator that Trump rode before announcing his 2016 presidential run, was a symbolic target.Trump Tower serves as headquarters for the Trump Organization and is where the president stays when he is in New York. The skyscraper often attracts demonstrations, both against and in support of its namesake, though protests inside are less common. The building바카라 게임 웹사이트s main entrance opens to a multi-story atrium that is open to the public and connects visitors to stores and eateries such as the Trump Grill.Kaz Daughtry, the deputy mayor for public safety and a former longtime New York Police Department official, said no one was injured in Thursday's protest. But he said the city would assess the situation and review its procedures 바카라 게임 웹사이트so this cannot happen again.바카라 게임 웹사이트Khalil바카라 게임 웹사이트s supporters say the 30-year-old's arrest is an attack on free speech and have staged protests elsewhere in the city and around the country. Hundreds demonstrated Wednesday outside a Manhattan courthouse during a brief hearing on his case.Columbia was a focal point of the pro-Palestinian protest movement that swept across U.S. college campuses last year and led to more than 2,000 arrests. On Thursday, Khalil and seven students identified by pseudonyms sued Columbia and Barnard College seeking to block a Congressional committee바카라 게임 웹사이트s demand for disciplinary records for students involved in campus protests. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, seeks a permanent injunction barring Congress from forcing the schools to provide the records and the universities from complying with it.Khalil, whose wife is pregnant with their first child, finished his requirements for a Columbia master바카라 게임 웹사이트s degree in December. Born in Syria, he is a grandson of Palestinians who were forced to leave their homeland, his lawyers said in a legal filing.

Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.

The Jewish Voice for Peace protesters, who carried banners and wore red shirts reading 바카라 게임 웹사이트Jews say stop arming Israel,바카라 게임 웹사이트 chanted 바카라 게임 웹사이트Bring Mahmoud home now!"

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After warning the protesters to leave the Fifth Avenue building, officers arrested 98 of them on various charges including trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest, a police official said at a news briefing.

Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen and who hasn't been charged with breaking any laws, was arrested outside his New York City apartment on Saturday and faces deportation. He's being held at an immigration detention center in Louisiana.

President Donald Trump has said Khalil바카라 게임 웹사이트s arrest was the first 바카라 게임 웹사이트of many to come바카라 게임 웹사이트 and vowed on social media to deport students who he said engage in 바카라 게임 웹사이트pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.바카라 게임 웹사이트 The White House didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment about the Trump Tower demonstration.

Among those who took part in Thursday's protest was actor Debra Winger, who has discussed her Jewish faith and upbringing over the years.

Video below: NYPD Chief John Chell says 'I'm very proud to say there were no incidents whatsoever'

Winger accused the Trump administration of having 바카라 게임 웹사이트no interest in Jewish safety바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트co-opting antisemitism.바카라 게임 웹사이트

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Protester Sophie Edelhart, who studies Yiddish at a school in Canada, said she took part in the demonstration because she didn't want to 바카라 게임 웹사이트cede ground바카라 게임 웹사이트 to Trump and 바카라 게임 웹사이트fascism.바카라 게임 웹사이트 She said the building, with its golden escalator that Trump rode before announcing his 2016 presidential run, was a symbolic target.

Trump Tower serves as headquarters for the Trump Organization and is where the president stays when he is in New York. The skyscraper often attracts demonstrations, both against and in support of its namesake, though protests inside are less common. The building바카라 게임 웹사이트s main entrance opens to a multi-story atrium that is open to the public and connects visitors to stores and eateries such as the Trump Grill.

Kaz Daughtry, the deputy mayor for public safety and a former longtime New York Police Department official, said no one was injured in Thursday's protest. But he said the city would assess the situation and review its procedures 바카라 게임 웹사이트so this cannot happen again.바카라 게임 웹사이트

Khalil바카라 게임 웹사이트s supporters say the 30-year-old's arrest is an attack on free speech and have staged protests elsewhere in the city and around the country. Hundreds demonstrated Wednesday outside a Manhattan courthouse during a brief hearing on his case.

Columbia was a focal point of the pro-Palestinian protest movement that swept across U.S. college campuses last year and led to more than 2,000 arrests. On Thursday, Khalil and seven students identified by pseudonyms sued Columbia and Barnard College seeking to block a Congressional committee바카라 게임 웹사이트s demand for disciplinary records for students involved in campus protests. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, seeks a permanent injunction barring Congress from forcing the schools to provide the records and the universities from complying with it.

Khalil, whose wife is pregnant with their first child, finished his requirements for a Columbia master바카라 게임 웹사이트s degree in December. Born in Syria, he is a grandson of Palestinians who were forced to leave their homeland, his lawyers said in a legal filing.