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HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protestors call for the release of Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, MA. The Tufts grad student was abducted by ICE last night after publishing an article that was critical of Israel and supportive of BDS.

HAPPENING NOW: Los Angeles protestors halt traffic, joining the nationwide movement demanding freedom for detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.

BREAKING: Jewish Voice for Peace is leading a sit-in in the lobby of Trump tower to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil.

For decades, it was nearly impossible for pro-Palestinian films to get into theaters. We have a chance to change that, but need your help. We’ve been working on a film, “The Encampments,” that comes out this week in NYC. We interviewed Mahmoud Khalil for countless hours, and it sets the record straight about what happened at Columbia. We can bring it to theaters nationwide right away but only if we can show that there’s an audience that wants to see it. So please help the film grow and send the link to all your friends in NYC to come out this weekend. And comment below if you want it to come to your city. 🔗 LINK in bio to get tickets 🎟️

Today in Manhattan, NY, postal service workers rallied against Trump's proposed takeover of the USPS.

HAPPENING NOW: Denver teachers walked out and are protesting at the Colorado State Capitol, urging lawmakers not to cut funding for education.

HAPPENING NOW: University of Florida students protest the deportation of undergrad student Felipe Zapata Velasquez, who was in the process of renewing his student visa. Students marched to the administration building to deliver a petition, demanding the university take measures to protect students from ICE.

Peltier: “It was worth it to me to sacrifice for you.” After nearly 50 years behind bars, Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier returned home today. Indigenous activists from @ndncollective and residents of Belcourt, North Dakota, gathered to celebrate his freedom after the decades of injustice he endured.

TODAY: UC Berkeley students walked out, joining nationwide protests demanding the release of Palestinian Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil, and an end to US funds to Israel.

HAPPENING NOW: Los Angeles protestors march for Palestine Land Day, demanding an end to the war and calling on U.S. campuses to stop repressing pro-Palestine student demonstrators.

Georgetown University police removed students engaged in a Palestine solidarity sit-in. Students are demanding the release of detained scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri and calling for the university to be designated a "sanctuary campus" to protect students from visa revocations.

TODAY: Stanford University students walked out, joining nationwide school walkouts in demanding freedom for Mahmoud Khalil.

A Louisiana judge just greenlit the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil—the Columbia grad student detained since March—under a 1952 Cold War-era law. The ruling declares his activism for Palestine a "threat to U.S. foreign policy." A permanent resident, Khalil has not been charged with any crime and his wife is a US citizen. Khalil has until April 23 to appeal. However, a New Jersey court separately blocked his deportation pending a ruling on the law’s legality, setting up a show-down between the jurisdictions.

A FOX News segment let a rare truth slip: the Trump admin condemns Gen Z’s support for “cold-blooded assassin” Luigi Mangione, while ignoring the legitimate grievances with the healthcare system—and the CIA’s long history of toppling gov’ts and assassinating leaders.

BREAKING: Dozens of Columbia students stage a sit-in amid nationwide student walkouts demanding justice for Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia student activist facing deportation after DHS took him from his home.

HAPPENING NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters march in downtown Boston, opposing Israel’s full-scale war in Gaza.

US Senator Tom Cotton wants to make sure the incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs knows his first task: draft a plan to bomb Iran. He also wants to make sure whoever fills this role agrees every past U.S. attack on Iran was a victory for “peace and stability.” Can’t have a Chairman who doesn’t know bombing equals peace.

HAPPENING NOW: In Boston, hundreds of protesters rally for Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil to be released from ICE.

BREAKING: Hundreds gather outside of Mahmoud Khalil’s court conference in NYC to demand his immediate release.

Israel has now killed 208 journalists with U.S.-made bombs, adding Mohammad Mansour and Hossam Shabat to the list. But the State Dept. doesn’t even flinch at this deadly assault on press freedom