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mahatmakanejeeves

(64,683 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:33 PM Mar 27

Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges

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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are "pro-Hamas," senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios.

Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges
The planned purge is another escalation of Trump's aggressive crackdown on immigration and antisemitism that civil libertarians say stifles campus speech.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are "pro-Hamas," senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios.
— Axios (@axios.com) 2025-03-27T11:14:11.817Z

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Exclusive: Trump's "pro-Hamas" purge could block foreign students from colleges (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 OP

Do not criticize Israel Bok_Tukalo Mar 27 #1

It's not a "crackdown on antisemitism". AloeVera Mar 27 #2

Bok_Tukalo

(4,470 posts)

1. Do not criticize Israel

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:42 PM

Mar 27

And you better damn sure never say that nation has too much control over American policy decisions.

AloeVera

(2,744 posts)

2. It's not a "crackdown on antisemitism".

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:44 PM

Mar 27

That is bullshit framing.

It's a crackdown on dissent and free speech.

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