President Trump signed an executive order vowing to deport non-citizen college students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests last year. The order cites combating antisemitism as justification, sparking outrage and constitutional concerns among students and advocacy groups.
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday pledging to deport non-citizen college students for taking part in pro-Palestinian protests last year, which he said will help combat antisemitism across the country.After the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, protests broke out across the country, including on college campuses. Now, Pro-Palestinian supporters say they’ll push back on this order they say is unconstitutional."They’re over here working hard.
"Honestly, I just think it’s fearmongering and trying to create immigrants as a common enemy of the American people and I think it’s certainly horrible and so sad," said Kiera Quast, a first-year student at San Jose State University. Still, Menlo College political science professor Melissa Michelson says the constitution protects everyone’s 1st Amendment rights.
DEPORTATION PROTESTS STUDENT VISAS ANTISEMITISM FIRST AMENDMENT
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