International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
Al Jazeera
Reliant on visas to remain in the US, foreign students face heightened consequences for involvement in campus protests.
New York, New York – Israel’s war in Gaza is personal for Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil.
A 29-year-old Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, Khalil wanted to get involved in the on-campus activism against the war, but he was nervous.
Khalil faced a dilemma common to international students: He was in the United States on a F-1 student visa. His ability to stay in the country hinged on his continued enrollment as a full-time student.
But participating in a protest — including the encampment that cropped up on Columbia’s lawn last month — meant risking suspension and other punishments that could endanger his enrollment status.
“Since the beginning, I decided to stay out of the public eye and away from media attention or high-risk activities,” Khalil said. “I considered the encampment to be ‘high risk’.”
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