Statement issued by Mahmoud Khalil's wife:

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This is a heartbreaking outcry from the wife of Mr. Khalil...

('At the news conference in lower Manhattan, Shezza Abboushi Dallal, a staff attorney with the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) project at CUNY School of Law, read a statement from Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, who does not wish to be named. The project was founded and is co-directed by Ramzi Kassem, one of Khalil’s lawyers.
Here is the complete statement:')

"My husband was kidnapped from our home, and it is shameful that the U.S. government continues to hold him because he stood for the rights and lives of his people. I demand his immediate release and return to our family.

His disappearance has devastated our lives. Every day without him is filled with uncertainty—not just for me, but for our entire family and community. Our loved ones are struggling with the pain and fear of his sudden absence.

And yet, we are not alone. So many who know and love Mahmoud have come together, refusing to stay silent. Their support is a testament to his character and to the deep injustice of what is being done to him."

(Reported by Chris Stein, The Guardian, March 12, 2025)