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The executive order signed by President Trump on Wednesday outlined a widespread federal crackdown on the “anti-Semitism explosion” on the US, particularly university campuses, and was “Hamas sympathizers” and “supporters.” They say they will cancel visas for foreign students. “Protestor.
“We will notify you: Come in 2025, we will find you and deport you,” read the White House fact sheet about the order posted online on Thursday. please.
The order calls “an unprecedented wave of despicable anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism and violence,” and US policies “using available and appropriate legal tools to help unlawful perpetrators.” it states that it will be “used” to prosecute, remove or otherwise retain. Anti-Semite harassment and violence. ” It also directs all US departments and agents to come up with new measures that can be adopted to combat anti-Semitism within 60 days.
The order also shows how protests by some students are considered violations of existing federal laws that prohibit individuals from supporting terrorism, and states that government officials will be able to cite schools as a way of violating existing federal laws. Instructs that foreign students be encouraged to monitor and report such activities. Deported from the country.
Current immigration laws are cited in the order – “non-citizen coercion to “recognise or endorse terrorist activities, recognize or support terrorist activities, or persuade others to support terrorist organizations.” I approve the repatriation. The US government believes Hamas is a terrorist organization.
Trump's orders were welcomed by students reporting the astonishing anti-Semitism spikes from October 7, 2023, when Hamas led the attack on Israel that sparked the current war.
Cornell junior Amanda Silverstein says she has been physically attacked and directly harassed online and feels unsafe on campus. But now she says she feels relieved that “universities that have turned their eye on Jewish students' harassment and attacks can no longer ignore the fundamental responsibility of protecting all students equally.” .
“Although other minority groups are not expected to tolerate constant threats and threats without relying on them, Jewish students are treated as an exception,” she said. “For too long, Jewish hatred was felt under the guise of activism.”
However, critics quickly accused the move of being overkill and unconstitutional.
“A student visa revocation should not be used to punish and exclude ideas that are hated by the federal government,” said Sarah McLaughlin, a senior scholar with a foundation of personal rights and expression. . “Students who commit crimes, including vandalism, threats, and violence must face consequences, and these outcomes may include loss of visas,” however, said McLaughlin. He said that he should not be punished for protest or expression protected by Article 1.
The Council on America and Islamic Relations called the diverse group of student protesters called executive orders “filling up.” . ”
Many campuses do not have a clear definition of what crosses the lines with anti-Semitism. Many student protesters complain that their anti-Israel demonstrations are unfairly confused with anti-Semitism.
However, many Jewish students reject the concept and say what they have experienced clearly head towards the realm of violence and harassment.
“I think universities should be a place where the First Amendment is sacred and students can have tough conversations about issues,” says University of Pennsylvania senior Noah Rubin.
However, he said that extremists “we're not here for conversation. Many of them have strict policies that are not actually involved in conversation. This is the First Amendment. It's not a problem. That's a question: violence, threats and harassment.”
