He wrote — quote — "An alien is deportable from the United States if the secretary of state has reasonable ground to believe that the alien's presence or activities in the U.S. would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States." Rubio wrote that Khalil and another unnamed fellow green card holder's public actions and continued presence undermine U.S. policy to combat antisemitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students. It's unclear how many cases the State Department has invoked foreign policy when it comes to visa revocations or deportations, but it's also cited in court documents filed in the case of Yunseo Chung, a green card holder originally from South Korea who, like Khalil, protested the war in Gaza on Columbia University's campus.
Author: Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
Published at: 2025-04-22 22:35:30
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