Rep. Adriano Espaillat Was Slow to Help Mahmoud Khalil. It Could Cost Him His Seat. ^44.5%

The Intercept - By Akela Lacy - 6/23/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 20.7% - Framing Effect 12.5%

Eleven months after unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil from his home in Morningside Heights, he met with his congressional representative, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., for the first time. The February meeting was scheduled as Espaillat, a fifth-term incumbent, was trying to improve his... more