Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has demanded that the Biden administration deport all foreign nationals who have “expressed support for Hamas,” and said some students at Harvard University would be “a good place to start.”
“I am writing to urge you to immediately deport any foreign national – including and especially any foreign national on a student visa – who has expressed support for Hamas and its murderous attacks on Israel,” Cotton wrote in a letter sent to the Secretary of Homeland Security. In the State of Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday.
“This fifth columnist has no place in the United States,” added the Arkansas Republican.
Cotton, who served two combat tours as a member of the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, cited US immigration law that deems aliens ineligible to enter the US if they “endorse or support terrorist activities or persuade others to support or support activities or support terrorist. terrorist organization.”
“This fifth columnist has no place in the United States,” Cotton said of foreigners who support Hamas. REUTERS Cotton calls for the immediate deportation of a foreigner studying at Harvard University who signed a letter claiming Israel is “solely responsible” for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on the Jewish state.AFP via Getty Images
The senator, a graduate of Harvard University, specifically called for the immediate expulsion of scores of students from his alma mater who signed a letter last week that claimed Israel was “fully responsible” for the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on the Jewish state. The attack killed more than 1,400 people in Israel, including women, children and the elderly.
“Removing and permanently barring future readmission of any foreign student who signed or shared the anti-Semitic letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee on October 7 would be a good place to start,” Cotton wrote.
Harvard’s letter, signed by more than 30 student organizations on the Ivy League school’s campus, sparked outrage and condemnation, and led to calls for Harvard University President Claudine Gay to resign.
Cotton called the “explosion” of antisemitism in the US since the attacks on Israel “appalling,” arguing that it “should disturb anyone who shares American values.” AFP via Getty Images
Harvard alumni on Capitol Hill, led by GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), sent a letter to Gay last week calling on him to resign for not denouncing the “dangerous anti-Semitism” the group supports.
Senator Josh Hawley has also asked the Justice Department to investigate whether a group of university students who supported Hamas in the wake of its deadly terror attack received funding from the jihadist group.
In his letter, Cotton called the “explosion” of antisemitism in the US since the attacks on Israel “appalling,” arguing that it “should disturb anyone who shares American values.”
“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,” Cotton wrote.
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