Marco Rubio Boasts Of Cancelling 300 US Visas Over Pro-Palestine Protests: ‘I Find These Lunatics…’
Announcing that he has cancelled visas for more than 300 people, Marco Rubio called those connected to campus pro-Palestine protests in the US “lunatics”.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed a largescale crackdown against foreign nationals engaged in pro-Palestine activism in US universities. The US State Department is undertaking a widespread visa-review process, revoking hundreds of visas and placing hundreds more under scrutiny, he said.
Announcing that he has cancelled visas for more than 300 people, Marco Rubio called those connected to campus pro-Palestine protests in the US “lunatics".
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When asked about how many visas had been cancelled, Marco Rubio said, “Maybe more than 300 at this point. We do it every day, every time I find one of these lunatics."
This includes US immigration authorities detaining Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University. She was detained in broad daylight by masked agents in plainclothes and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed she “engaged in activities in support of Hamas".
Addressing her case, Marco Rubio said, “We revoked her visa … once you’ve lost your visa, you’re no longer legally in the United States … if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don’t want it. We don’t want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
The Donald Trump administration has also implemented other restrictive measures, including pausing green card processing for certain refugees and asylum seekers. The US State Department said, “Overall, we continue to process hundreds of visa reviews to ensure visitors are not violating terms of their visas and do not pose a threat to the United States and our citizens."
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