Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil is facing possible deportation for his role in campus uprisings driven by his support for Hamas. Some argue that his actions are protected by the First Amendment, but former mafia and terrorism prosecutor Andrew McCarthy disagrees. He argues that Khalil's actions were not political speech, but rather extortion, and that American citizens engaging in similar behavior would not have a First Amendment defense. McCarthy believes that Khalil's case is about the government's authority to deport aliens who pose a danger to the country.