RESOLUTION
FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL

Whereas agents of the U.S. government arrested Mahmoud Khalil in New York City on Saturday, March 8, took him from his pregnant wife, and are holding him in a prison in Louisiana and are threatening to deport him from the U.S., and

Whereas Khalil is a legal permanent resident of the United States, and

Whereas Donald Trump and officials of his government have stated that Khalil is the “first of many” such legal residents they intend to deport, and

Whereas according to the government’s own statements, Khalil was arrested and his Green Card revoked as retaliation for his role as a spokesperson for student protests at Columbia University against the ongoing U.S. sponsored genocide of the Palestinian people, and

Whereas the arrest of Khalil and the threats of deportations of pro-Palestinian student protesters are an offense against everyone’s fundamental rights to freedom of speech and association, rights that are essential to our organization, therefore

Be it resolved that Painters Local 10 demands that Mahmoud Khalil be freed immediately, and

Resolved that Local 10 reiterates its call for labor action in defense of the besieged Palestinian people, and

Resolved that this resolution shall be published immediately and communicated to Mahmoud Khalil’s legal representatives.

Resolution approved by the members in attendance at the regular meeting of Painters Local 10 on March 19, 2025.