Several students and professors lawfully present in the U.S. with visas have been detained and deported for their pro-Palestinian activism and many have filed legal challenges against the Trump administration, reported Truthout. On March 27, Rubio declared that at least 300 foreign students have had their visas revoked.
The administration is apparently targeting noncitizen
students for deportation just for “liking or sharing posts that highlighted
‘human rights violations’ in the war in Gaza,” signing “open letters related to
the war,” and “call[ing] for ‘Palestinian liberation.’” The Israeli
newspaper Haaretz asserted that
ICE has “reportedly paused its human trafficking and drug smuggling
investigations to have agents monitor social media for posts and likes from
pro-Palestinian students.”
Trump’s witch hunt against pro-Palestinian voices harkens
back to a dark time in our history.
“This is the McCarthy era all over again,” attorney Van Der
Hout told me. “The government tried this 40 years ago against a group of
Palestinians I represented in Los Angeles and, after 20 years, the case was
thrown out for government misconduct. It was outrageous then, and it’s
outrageous now. Mahmoud will be challenging this until his rights to speak out
about what is happening in Palestine and anywhere else are vindicated.”
Attorney Sisay told me that, “As long as he remains in ICE
custody, away from his pregnant wife and movement community, his ability to
speak freely, and the ability of many other students speaking out against the
Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza, will continue to be chilled.”
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