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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look at Form I-485. If he knowling lied on that form, he obtained his green card fraudulently. [/quote]

And if didn’t? He clearly was arrested for his political views which is a violation of the First Amendment and should make everyone very nervous.

Today Trump tweeted it was illegal to boycott Tesla— are people who protest at Tesla dealers the next to be arrested?[/quote]

Views or activities? If it's the latter, that is subject to review by immigration officials to obtain a green card.[/quote]

It seems pretty clear that the organization he spoke for (CUAD) calls for violence in Palestine as a form of resistance, even the nyt reported that:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/nyregion/columbia-pro-palestinian-group-hamas.html

Is that still covered free speech for a non-citizen?  I’m not entirely sure…I think a good analogy would be IRA members in the US.  Most Sinn Fein leaders were barred from travel to the US due to their history of IRA activity. I’m not sure we want to be a country that offers safe harbor to immigrants who want to use the US as a base from which to advocate to violence or wage war abroad.  That is a big can of worms.  And I do think Columbia University should  have kicked out these students as soon as they began supporting violence.

I’m no fan of the trump admin and I think the retaliation against the law firms is a scary precedent.  But I don’t see this action in quite the same light. [/quote]

Look at the words the administration is using: "Led activities aligned to Hamas"

Which is so vague. PPs have mentioned how "aligned to Hamas" can really mean anything that Hamas also wants. Like a ceasefire. Like the end of occupation. Like the end of the siege of humanitarian goods/water/electricity.

If the admin had something specific that he himself has directly said, they would not use such vague words. [/quote]

DP.

How 'bout we deal with this issues honestly and directly? Here's the situation:

1. Khalil is affiliated with an "coalition" (CUAD) that expressly and openly supports Hamas. He has acted as a "negotiator" during some of the coalition's protests.

2. However, there is no evidence that CUAD has supported Hamas with anything other than speech. (No evidence of material support has been presented).

3. There is also no evidence of direct statements by Khalil himself supporting Hamas.

4. US law allows deportation of aliens who endorse or espouse support for terrorist organizations. Hamas is a designated terrorist organization.

5. It's not clear whether the applicable laws are constitutional. SCOTUS jurisprudence on aliens' 1st Amendment rights is mixed.

Any disagreement with this analysis?[/quote]

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