Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for months as the federal government sought to deport him, sued Trump officials and others, alleging a conspiracy to persecute. The case has been b

Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for months as the federal government sought to deport him, sued Trump officials and others, alleging a conspiracy to persecute. The case has been brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. Link Pro-Palestinian protester sues Trump administration, citing KKK Act Mahmoud Khalil alleges private groups, including the conservative Heritage Foundation, and public leaders conspired to persecute him.