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How a Russian Jewish activist's deportation case led to Mahmoud Khalil's

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores the historical legal precedent set by Russian Jewish activist Dora Coleman's 1951 deportation case, which has resurfaced in the context of the Trump administration's attempts to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtTrump AdministrationFirst AmendmentDeportationCommunismPolitical SpeechMahmoud KhalilDora ColemanHarisades V. ShaughnessyNon Citizen Rights

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Born in Russia in 1900, Coleman immigrated at the age of 13 to Philadelphia, where she worked in sweatshops."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Algeria
"deport and deport to Algeria."
New York, United States
"a negotiator for students participating in pro-Palestinian encampments at Columbia University."
Russian Federation
"Born in Russia in 1900, Coleman immigrated at the age of 13 to Philadelphia, where she worked in sweatshops."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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