The US will cancel visas and deport foreigners for participating in pro-Palestinian protests, says Rubio.
The comments came after the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, who was protesting the war in Gaza.
247 - United States authorities will cancel visas and deport foreigners who participate in "pro-terrorism" protests, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday (15).
"Very simple. President [Donald] Trump is not [former President Joe] Biden. If you come to the U.S. to participate in pro-terrorism riots, we will deny your visa. And if you do so after lying to enter our country, we will cancel your visa and send you back home," he wrote on X.
On March 10, Rubio stated that alleged "supporters" of the Palestinian movement Hamas would be deported from the United States, with their visas and permanent residencies revoked. Rubio's comments came after the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, who was allegedly a Hamas supporter and protesting against the war in Gaza, according to US authorities. (With information from...) Sputnik).
