Washington: The Trump administration has given a clear message to those foreign students and green card holders who hold opposing views to the security of America. Such people can be sent back to their country. Senior officials of the Trump administration have given a broad interpretation of existing US laws regarding the deportation of legal residents.
Officials indicated on Monday that they have little tolerance for political activism of foreign students and foreign residents. Giving an example, he said that he considers anti-Israel protests on many liberal American college campuses to be akin to support for terrorist organizations like Hamas.
Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller said this
According to a TOI report, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Trump's Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller said, "Nobody has a 'right' to get a visa or green card. If you support terrorism, we don't want you here."
America's such stance has come to the fore when a New York judge has ordered the administration not to deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who has been arrested for allegedly supporting the Palestinian issue in demonstrations on campus.
It is necessary to cancel the visa of such people - Miller
Stephen Miller is known for his strict immigration policies. He strengthened his stance in a post on X. He wrote, "A large number of foreign nationals who support terrorism and reject American values have been granted visas. Cancelling them is essential to national security.''
The Department of Homeland Security said Khalil was arrested "because of his activities associated with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization." Officials described it as part of the Trump administration's broader national security strategy.
People can be deported under this law
While New York Judge Jesse Furman has blocked Khalil's deportation pending further legal review, the administration can invoke the US Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. This law allows the deportation of foreign nationals whose activities are considered a serious threat to US foreign policy.
'Khalil's case could be the beginning of a broader action'
US Border Czar Tom Homan suggested that Khalil's case could be the beginning of a broader action. President Trump confirmed this in a social media post. He wrote, "ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a radical foreign Hamas supporter student on the campus of Columbia University. This is the first of many arrests to come.''
Will not tolerate this - Trump
President Trump further said, "We know that there are many students in Columbia and other universities across the country who are involved in pro-terrorism, anti-Semitic, anti-American activities and the Trump administration will not tolerate this." Meanwhile, some Trump supporters argue that people who have become US citizens and express similar views should also face deportation.
