Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Thursday that the U.S. has revoked over 300 visas amid a government crackdown against immigrants expressing their political views.

Rubio said the visas revoked are primarily for students, but some visitor visas have also been revoked in recent weeks. He said some visas have been revoked due to criminal activity and not due to protests.

Rubio’s acknowledgment of the visa revocations comes after the detainment of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student who expressed support for Palestinian causes. She is subject to removal from the U.S. after attending Tufts University as a doctoral student.

  • CompostMaterial@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I truly hope no one thinks that the current administration gives a shit one way or the other about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The revoking of visas for Palestinian protests is just the excuse for getting rid of more brown people in a seemingly “legitimate” way.