Grad Students being disappeared by ICE, Visas repealed by Rubio

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NC late 90s. It was a DUI with a foreign license (don't think they had gotten their NC driver's licenses just yet). Both guys were from Peru.
 
nycfan said:
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This is a lie stacked on top of a lie. It's five years for denaturalization under that theory; it can only be ordered by a judge after a trial; and it is treated as a type of willful misrepresentation about being "attached to the principles of constitution."

In any event, denaturalization has nothing to do with this case. Revocation of green card is a process prescribed by law; the law sets forth certain conditions and procedures; and nothing else matters.
 
The boogey man of denaturalization has been brought up in the past, by none other than Stephen Miller.
That would scare the crap out of me.
 
CRHeel94 said:
The boogey man of denaturalization has been brought up in the past, by none other than Stephen Miller.
That would scare the crap out of me.
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It requires a conviction, or an analogous ruling by an article III judge (not an immigration judge).
 
farce© said:
“Hamas supporter.”

What qualifies as a “Hamas supporter?”

Does expressing empathy for the plight of Palestinians make one a “Hamas supporter?”

Does questioning the actions or motives of Israel make one a “Hamas supporter?”

This is such bullshit.
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Exactly.

Supporting Palestinians does not equal "supporting Hamas."

98% of all Palestinians are not in Hamas, and you'd have to be a heartless bastard not to at least be able to empathize with them & their stories.
 
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farce© said:
“Hamas supporter.”

What qualifies as a “Hamas supporter?”

Does expressing empathy for the plight of Palestinians make one a “Hamas supporter?”

Does questioning the actions or motives of Israel make one a “Hamas supporter?”

This is such bullshit.
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When the goal is to get rid of every foreigner that is not white (and many that are) then breathing is considering a sign of support of hamas.
 
altmin said:
They will deport first and deal with the courts later. And by dealing with the courts they will say “oops too late. Nothing we can do now…”
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Well, then, there will be contempt findings. It would be the Supreme Court being defied.

The best time to do an autocratic takeover is before the economy is destroyed with incompetent economic management. In a few months, Trump will be the GOP's biggest problem, not an asset. I think they will be happy to get rid of him if he gives them a reason. Being primaried doesn't really matter if you're going to lose the general anyway.

So maybe he defies the courts and maybe not, but in my view the time is ticking on the first option.
 

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“… During one [of her frequent asthma attacks in custody] in Louisiana, Öztürk wrote, a nurse took her temperature and said, “You need to take that thing off your head,” before removing her hijab without asking.

When Öztürk protested, the nurse told her, “This is for your health.”

By her fourth wheezing episode, Öztürk wrote, she didn’t bother to seek attention from her jailers in Louisiana: “I didn’t feel safe at the medical center.” …”
 

No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found​

An internal memo, prepared days before Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.

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“Days before masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, the State Department determined that the Trump administration had not produced any evidence showing that she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization, as the government has alleged.

The finding, contained in a March memo that was described to The Washington Post, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not have sufficient grounds for revoking Ozturk’s visa under an authority empowering the top U.S. diplomat to safeguard the foreign policy interests of the United States.

The memo, written by an office within the State Department, raises doubts about the public accusations made by the Trump administration as it has sought to justify Ozturk’s deportation. The Department of Homeland Security has said Ozturk engaged in activities “in support of Hamas,” a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, but neither that agency nor U.S. prosecutors have provided evidence for that claim.

… the State Department found that while Ozturk had protested Tufts’ relationship with Israel, neither DHS nor ICE nor Homeland Security investigations produced any evidence showing that Ozturk has engaged in antisemitic activity or made public statements indicating support for a terrorist organization, according to U.S. government employees briefed on the State Department’s memo.

The memo also said that a search of U.S. government databases on Ozturk did not produce any terrorism-related information about her.

As a result of the lack of evidence, the department said she could be deported using a different authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows for the revocation of a visa at the secretary of state’s discretion. …

… When asked about revoking Ozturk’s visa, Rubio has repeatedly suggested that her infractions go far beyond co-writing an opinion column in a student newspaper.

“I would caution you against solely going off of what the media has been able to identify,” he told reporters on a flight back to the U.S. from his recent meetings in the Caribbean. …”
 
As part of a series in The Well, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts answers questions on three important issues impacting the Carolina community: international student visas, federal funding and Carolina’s budget.

Learn how hashtag#UNC is addressing these issues Three with Lee: April 2025 | UNC-Chapel Hill


"Q: There’s been a lot of conversation across the higher education space about the safety of international students at various campuses. Can you talk about how the University is working to protect our international students?​

A: First, it’s important to know that the University did not initiate these terminations nor were we notified by the federal government. We are actively monitoring the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), and if we learn that an international student or scholar’s SEVIS record has been terminated, then a member of International Student and Scholars Services will contact the student or scholar directly with guidance, and they will notify others on campus who play an important role in supporting students and scholars.

There’s no higher value as an institution than to keep our students safe, and that’s all our students. Our international students make up 10% of our student body. They are crucial to the health, well-being and success of the Carolina community. We want them to feel supported, welcomed and encouraged. They’re important to Carolina and have been for a long time.

We are deeply sympathetic to the unpredictability, upheaval and strain that this is causing our international students and scholars. My wife Liza and I lived abroad for seven years with two small children. I don’t know what we would have done if that situation had been suddenly disrupted, or we didn’t have the resources to react quickly. Our international students and scholars are facing high levels of uncertainty around their immigration status, and this is incredibly challenging. Nonetheless, ISSS and our Dean of Students office are working diligently to support our international students and scholars.

ISSS communicates frequently with our students and scholars about regulatory changes and how they can maintain their immigration status. Students and scholars should reach out to ISSS directly with any questions or concerns. The Dean of Students can advise, answer questions and provide health, well-being, legal and other resources or referrals for students."

Boy's really going out on a limb there.
 
donbosco said:
As part of a series in The Well, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts answers questions on three important issues impacting the Carolina community: international student visas, federal funding and Carolina’s budget.

Learn how hashtag#UNC is addressing these issues Three with Lee: April 2025 | UNC-Chapel Hill


"Q: There’s been a lot of conversation across the higher education space about the safety of international students at various campuses. Can you talk about how the University is working to protect our international students?​

A: First, it’s important to know that the University did not initiate these terminations nor were we notified by the federal government. We are actively monitoring the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), and if we learn that an international student or scholar’s SEVIS record has been terminated, then a member of International Student and Scholars Services will contact the student or scholar directly with guidance, and they will notify others on campus who play an important role in supporting students and scholars.

There’s no higher value as an institution than to keep our students safe, and that’s all our students. Our international students make up 10% of our student body. They are crucial to the health, well-being and success of the Carolina community. We want them to feel supported, welcomed and encouraged. They’re important to Carolina and have been for a long time.

We are deeply sympathetic to the unpredictability, upheaval and strain that this is causing our international students and scholars. My wife Liza and I lived abroad for seven years with two small children. I don’t know what we would have done if that situation had been suddenly disrupted, or we didn’t have the resources to react quickly. Our international students and scholars are facing high levels of uncertainty around their immigration status, and this is incredibly challenging. Nonetheless, ISSS and our Dean of Students office are working diligently to support our international students and scholars.

ISSS communicates frequently with our students and scholars about regulatory changes and how they can maintain their immigration status. Students and scholars should reach out to ISSS directly with any questions or concerns. The Dean of Students can advise, answer questions and provide health, well-being, legal and other resources or referrals for students."

Boy's really going out on a limb there.
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He’s an Art Popish Trumplican.
 
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Every Part of This ICE Arrest Is Horrific—Especially the Location

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student leader at Columbia University, was arrested in a trap set by federal immigration agents.
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The Trump administration used a citizenship interview as a pretext to arrest a Columbia University student of Palestinian descent.

Mohsen K. Mahdawi, a U.S. permanent resident who has lived in the country for 10 years, showed up to what he thought was his citizenship interview Monday at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont. Instead, he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has begun deportation proceedings.

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After asking university officials to find him a safe place to live where he wouldn’t be detained by ICE, and receiving no response, Mahdawi went into hiding before receiving an email notifying him of a citizenship interview at the UCSIS office earlier this month. Mahdawi worried that it was a trap, and contacted his elected representatives in Vermont: Representative Becca Balint and Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch.

All three promised to remain on standby pending Mahdawi’s status after the interview, with Welch speaking to Mahdawi directly. In the end, it was a trap, and Mahdawi was detained with the same obscure immigration law used to detain Khalil and several other international students, including permanent residents: that their presence in the U.S. is a threat to the country’s foreign policy interests.
 
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