Trump’s aggressive attack on free speech could devastate the movement for Palestine. The ceasefire came after 16 months of U.S.-backed, Israeli-led genocide in Gaza, just as Donald Trump was about to start his second term. The first of three phases of that agreement mandated a temporary ceasefire, which took effect on Jan. 19, 2025, and concluded on Mar. 11, 2025, a federal judge temporarily blocked Khalil’s deportation, allowing time to review a petition challenging Khalil’s arrest. Awad sees not only opportunities to build solidarity between the Palestinian liberation movement and the immigrant rights movement but also a duty to do so.