Leila Fadel
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That's right, she was. And she said they were coming home from dinner, and as they unlocked the door of their apartment building, a man held it open behind them and asked her husband, are you Mahmoud Khalil? And I'll just play you a bit of what she says happened next.
And so at this point, your heart is sinking. And what is happening in front of you?
And so at this point, your heart is sinking. And what is happening in front of you?
And so at this point, your heart is sinking. And what is happening in front of you?
But she's a U.S. citizen, right? Yeah. I mean, that's part of the reason she didn't take Mahmoud's warnings that he might be deported seriously. She was born here. He's a lawful permanent resident. He has a green card. And she says, as most Americans do, she believed they had the right to say whatever they wanted. And he was using that right to speak up about the treatment of his own people.
But she's a U.S. citizen, right? Yeah. I mean, that's part of the reason she didn't take Mahmoud's warnings that he might be deported seriously. She was born here. He's a lawful permanent resident. He has a green card. And she says, as most Americans do, she believed they had the right to say whatever they wanted. And he was using that right to speak up about the treatment of his own people.
But she's a U.S. citizen, right? Yeah. I mean, that's part of the reason she didn't take Mahmoud's warnings that he might be deported seriously. She was born here. He's a lawful permanent resident. He has a green card. And she says, as most Americans do, she believed they had the right to say whatever they wanted. And he was using that right to speak up about the treatment of his own people.
He's Palestinian. And now, Nora's in this position she never could have imagined, facing the possibility of that she's going to have this baby while her husband is detained in Louisiana or possibly deported.
He's Palestinian. And now, Nora's in this position she never could have imagined, facing the possibility of that she's going to have this baby while her husband is detained in Louisiana or possibly deported.
He's Palestinian. And now, Nora's in this position she never could have imagined, facing the possibility of that she's going to have this baby while her husband is detained in Louisiana or possibly deported.
Well, she says they've provided no evidence of that accusation because there isn't evidence. He's also never been charged with an actual crime. That would be a crime if he provided support to Hamas. Here's more of what Noor said.
Well, she says they've provided no evidence of that accusation because there isn't evidence. He's also never been charged with an actual crime. That would be a crime if he provided support to Hamas. Here's more of what Noor said.
Well, she says they've provided no evidence of that accusation because there isn't evidence. He's also never been charged with an actual crime. That would be a crime if he provided support to Hamas. Here's more of what Noor said.
The government's actually arguing they can take his green card under a rarely used immigration provision, not because of a crime. I also asked her if her husband were allowed to return home tomorrow, let's say. Would she feel safe in the U.S. after what's happened? And here's what she said.
The government's actually arguing they can take his green card under a rarely used immigration provision, not because of a crime. I also asked her if her husband were allowed to return home tomorrow, let's say. Would she feel safe in the U.S. after what's happened? And here's what she said.
The government's actually arguing they can take his green card under a rarely used immigration provision, not because of a crime. I also asked her if her husband were allowed to return home tomorrow, let's say. Would she feel safe in the U.S. after what's happened? And here's what she said.
And I wasn't sure if she'd lost her sense of safety in the apartment or the country, so I asked, and she said both.
And I wasn't sure if she'd lost her sense of safety in the apartment or the country, so I asked, and she said both.
And I wasn't sure if she'd lost her sense of safety in the apartment or the country, so I asked, and she said both.
Thanks for having me, Scott. Thank you.