secretary American stateMarco Rubio said on Thursday that the government canceled the visas of more than 300 international students claiming to be involved in the anti -Israel protests that took American universities last year.
During the statement, the head of diplomacy USA He described the students as “insane” and said he waited “to get rid of” all of them within a time.
Maybe more than 300 now. “Every time I find one of these crazy people, I take your visas,” Rubio told reporters during a visit to Guena after they were asked to confirm the numbers.
Since the American President, Donald TrumpHe returned to White House On January 20, Rubio acted strongly against students who were in the line of confrontations against the protests against American support for Israel in the Gaza war.
The most prominent issue is Mahmoud Khalil, who led the protests at Columbia University in Nova York. He was arrested by the Immigrant Police (ICE) this month and transferred to Louisiana before the deportation process, despite the vision of permanent residence in the United States.
Rubio was asked about a recent case at the University of Tats MassachusettsWhere the immigration agents arrested a Turkish doctorate student, Romisis Ozturk, who wrote an article in a newspaper on the campus, calling on the university to identify the “genocide” against the Palestinians.
Member of Congress Ayana Presley, Democrat MassachusettsThe Trump administration was accused of “kidnapping students with legal status.” “This is a terrible violation of the constitutional rights of Ramisa in the due legal procedures and freedom of expression. It should be issued immediately,” Brysley wrote in a statement.
The White House answered that the constitutional protection of freedom to express USA It does not apply to non -American citizens and accuses activists of creating a dangerous atmosphere for Jewish students.
Without commenting directly on the condition of Tuffs, Rubio said:
– If you tell us that the reason for your arrival USA Not only because you want to write opinion articles, but because you want to participate in the movements involved in actions such as sabotage of universities, harassment of students, taking buildings, and creating disturbances, we will not give you a visa. USA With this visa, participating in this type of activity, we will take the visa.
