Conservative media pundit Ann Coulter on Monday questioned the arrest of a pro-Palestinian advocate on free speech grounds.
“There’s almost no one I don’t want to deport, but unless they’ve committed a crime, isn’t this a violation of the First Amendment?” Coulter mentioned on the social platform X in response to a report from the New York Submit.
The Submit reported that the names of visa-reliant worldwide college students who had participated in pro-Palestinian protests had been being gathered by a pro-Israel group, Betar, which desires to make them return house underneath President Trump.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia College pupil who led pro-Palestinian protests and a inexperienced card holder, was arrested over the weekend by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned Sunday in a put up on X, additionally sharing a information report on Khalil.
Trump touted Khalil’s arrest Monday on his Fact Social platform and in addition alleged that individuals heading up protests like these at Columbia final yr in opposition to Israel’s struggle in Gaza are participating in “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it.”
“We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country — never to return again,” Trump mentioned on social media. “If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here.”
The Hill has reached out to the White Home, the Division of Homeland Safety, ICE, the Justice Division and the State Division for remark.
When reached for remark by The Hill, Betar mentioned in an e mail that they “confirm we provide information on jihadis.”
“We also believe naturalized citizens will also soon face consequences as our president has said,” they continued.
