Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called on the Department of Homeland Security to deport foreigners, including people in the US on student visas, who have expressed support for Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.
In a letter sent to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, Cotton demanded the department take immediate action to remove the alien, who the GOP lawmaker said has “no place” in the US
“I am writing to urge you to immediately deport any foreign national—including and especially foreign nationals on student visas—who have expressed support for Hamas and its murderous attacks on Israel. This fifth columnist has no place in the United States,” Cotton wrote.
More than 4,200 people have been killed in Gaza and Israel since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on the Jewish State, prompting retaliation from the Israeli army.
Thousands more have been injured, and many more have been taken hostage by Hamas and raped, tortured and killed.
“Federal law is clear that any foreign national who ‘endorses or supports terrorist activities or persuades others to support or support terrorist activities or support terrorist organizations’ is inadmissible and must be deported,” he continued.
Senator Tom Cotton called on the Department of Homeland Security to deport foreigners, including people in the US on student visas, who have expressed support for Hamas attacks on Israel. ZUMAPRESS.com A group of 31 Harvard organizations, including fellow Ivy League institution Amnesty International, has placed the blame on Israel for a brutal and surprise attack by Hamas that has killed at least 700 Israelis. Harvard College PSC
The letter came after at least a dozen pro-Palestinian student groups at various colleges and universities across the country issued statements and organized demonstrations in support of Hamas’ attacks on Israel, even as most universities themselves condemned the act of violence.
Shortly after the October 7 attack, the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups released a statement signed by about 30 student organizations that read, “We, the undersigned student organization, hold the Israeli regime fully responsible for all violence that occurs.”
Students for Justice in Palestine chapters and other pro-Palestinian student groups at numerous other universities, including George Washington University, the University of Virginia and the University of California, Berkley, also issued similar statements on the weekend of the Hamas surprise attack.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Tom Cotton demanded that immediate action be taken to remove all foreign nationals who voiced support for Hamas. FOX NEWS
The statement by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups was later deleted after student organizations began releasing their signatures amid a bipartisan backlash and several CEOs demanding the names of the students who signed them.
“Removing and permanently barring future readmission of any foreign student who signed or shared an anti-Semitic letter with the consent of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee on October 7 would be a good place to start,” Cotton told Mayorkas in his letter. .
Many other pro-Palestinian student groups at institutions across the US still have their statements posted online and continue to participate in protests celebrating the Hamas attack.
A police officer with a Pro-Palestinian protester is seen in Times Square on Oct. 13. 2023.ZUMAPRESS.com
“The devastating explosion of anti-Semitism in the United States over the past few weeks should disturb anyone who shares American values,” Cotton wrote. “While American citizens may have a First Amendment right to speak disgusting things if they choose, no foreigner has the right to support terrorism in the United States.”
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