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Adrienne Adams: “This is basically taking away his First Amendment rights…”

Featuring: Adrienne Adams, Democratic | Speaker of the New York City Council, Former Candidate, New York State Senate

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Published | Video Starts at 04:37

Students fearful in their living spaces. That's not why they're here. They're here to study. They're here to learn. As far as Mr. Kahlil is concerned, we have a Constitution. And This is basically taking away his First Amendment rights, freedom of speech. And if this can happen to him, a green card holder, a legal resident, this can happen to anyone. So was this. Some Democrats are saying that this was an attack on free speech. (04:37–04:45)

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Asserts that [the actions against Mahmoud Khalil] are taking away his First Amendment rights.

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