John Oliver picks apart the Trump administration's arrest of U.S. citizen Mahmoud Khalil on the latest "Last Week Tonight" ...

The Trump administration arrested permanent U.S. legal resident Mahmoud Khalil last week, despite having no evidence of a crime. Now, as protests for his release mount, John Oliver is weighing in ...

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The Trump administration’s controversial arrest and attempt to deport Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil ... reaction from John Oliver in this week ...

Tying in that news with Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, which the ACLU has condemned as “unlawful,” Oliver said president Donald Trump’s claim that the arrest was to crack down on antisemitism ...

John Oliver on 'Last Week Tonight' - Credit ... During his monologue, Oliver also discussed Mahmoud Khalil‘s detention, noting that Donald Trump’s claim that the arrest was to crack down ...

Last week, the Trump administration announced that they would be seeking the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student who led anti-Israel protests on campus ...

The arrest and possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil ... to oppose the Trump administration’s persecution of Khalil. John Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained last week for allegedly participating in activities related to Hamas, spoke to The Journal News/lohud.com last year about ...

John Oliver on 'Last Week Tonight' - Credit ... During his monologue, Oliver also discussed Mahmoud Khalil‘s detention, noting that Donald Trump’s claim that the arrest was to crack down on ...