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Trump Administration Targets Indian Student in Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration is seeking to deport Badar Khan Suri, an Indian postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, as part of a broader immigration crackdown. Authorities claim Suri's social media activity promotes 'Hamas propaganda' and 'antisemitism,' deeming him a threat to U.S. foreign policy. His detention follows a similar case involving a Columbia University graduate, raising concerns about the use of obscure immigration laws to target individuals based on political speech. Georgetown University has acknowledged the detention, while legal experts and advocacy groups criticize the move as an attack on academic freedom and free expression. The case highlights the administration's aggressive stance on immigration and national security concerns tied to political activism.

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 @7S7BN2WFar-right from California  commented…2mos2MO

Finally, the Trump administration is cracking down on these foreign radicals who come here to spread anti-American propaganda—good riddance!

 @87MXJC4Right-Wingfrom Maine  commented…2mos2MO

If this guy is spreading pro-Hamas propaganda, then he has no business being in the U.S. on a visa—our immigration system isn’t a free pass for radicals who hate our allies. Trump is right to crack down on people who abuse our country’s hospitality while pushing dangerous ideologies.

 @LegislativeBearProgressivefrom Alabama  commented…2mos2MO

This is a blatant attack on free speech and academic freedom, using immigration laws as a weapon to silence dissent. The Trump administration is clearly targeting immigrants based on their political views, which is both unconstitutional and authoritarian. If we let this slide, it sets a dangerous precedent for censoring anyone who criticizes U.S. foreign policy.

 @C4mpaignPenguinLibertarian from Louisiana  commented…2mos2MO

The government shouldn't have the power to deport someone just because they don't like what he posts online—free speech is free speech, even if it's unpopular. This is exactly why we need to limit federal overreach and stop using immigration laws as a tool for political censorship.

 @GiraffeArtAuthoritarian from Nebraska  commented…2mos2MO

Good. It’s about time we started cracking down on these so-called “scholars” who come here and spread dangerous rhetoric. If this guy is promoting Hamas propaganda, he has no place in the U.S.—our national security comes first. Free speech doesn’t mean you can support terrorist groups while benefiting from our institutions. Trump is doing the right thing by enforcing the law and keeping our country safe.

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DHS detains Georgetown University fellow amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

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A Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow has been detained by the Department of Homeland Security, the university said Wednesday, as the Trump administration continues its immigration clampdown.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…6mos6MO

Biden's Trash Talk: President Calls Trump Supporters "Garbage" Over Racial Jokes

President Biden sparked backlash on Tuesday when he appeared to compare supporters of former President Trump to garbage after commenting on a racist joke a comedian made at a Trump rally days earlier likening Puerto Rico to an “island of garbage.”The White House in a statement argued that the president was referring to the rhetoric at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday as “garbage.”“The President referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘garbage,’” deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement.It also provided a fuller transcript of the comment, which included an apostrophe with “supporter’s,” to indicate Biden was referring to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s “demonization of Latinos” as “garbage.”Hinchcliffe delivered a comedic set at a Madison Square Garden rally for Trump on Sunday in New York City that mocked Latinos, Jews and Black men and included a joke comparing Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage.”And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ Well, let me tell you something. I don’t — I — I don’t know the Puerto Rican that — that I know — or a Puerto Rico, where I’m from, in my home state of Delaware, they’re good, decent, honorable people. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been,” Biden said, according to the transcript provided by the White House.In a post on X, Biden himself asserted he was referring to the rhetoric from Hinchcliffe.

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