U.S. President Orders Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Foreign Students
U.S. President Donald Trump. X/ @Megatron_ron
January 30, 2025 Hour: 9:49 am
The Secretaries of State, Education, and Homeland Security will report on activities that could be considered ‘anti-Semitic’.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to identify and deport foreign students and professors who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
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He instructed the Secretaries of State, Education, and Homeland Security to ask universities to monitor and report on activities by foreign students and professors that could be considered “antisemitic.”
His executive order includes several provisions regarding antisemitism but focuses particularly on the protests that erupted on U.S. campuses, where approximately 3,100 people were arrested last year.
Between April and June 2024, thousands of students and academics across the United States protested against the genocide in Gaza and against Washington’s support for Israel.
“Jewish students have faced an unrelenting barrage of discrimination; denial of access to campus common areas and facilities, including libraries and classrooms; and intimidation, harassment, and physical threats and assault,” the order said referring to the 2024 protests.
However, members of the American academic community have repeatedly argued that the protests were not intended to be anti-Semitic, but rather sought to highlight the consequences of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, where the Zionist army killed more than 47,000 Palestinians.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the country’s leading organizations defending Muslim rights, warned that it would challenge the order in court if it is implemented.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
