The latest bizarre lie by Mamdani

not the ones who wrote the op-ed.

they were on student visas.

Allan

The mainstream media has been over 90% negative about Trump since 2016 and who has gone to jail? Oh yeah…the left weaponized our judicial system and attempted to jail Trump so that he couldn’t run again, which was totally supported by the MSM.

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And the US State Department as is their want revoked their visas. Buh bye.

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ACLU filed multiple lawsuits on this very subject awaiting adjudication

Allan.

The ACLU is wasting the big donation $$ of their liberal-socialist friends. “Guests” in this country writing inflammatory “OP-eds” that put US citizens at risk and participate in violent gatherings that call for the elimination of the Jewish State, intifada of Jews worldwide, destroy private property and assault & injure LEOs are no longer welcome guests. But to your point, ACLU lawsuits are on occasion meritless. This will be exactly that. Foreign students that get their visas revoked by the US State Dept. are told to start packing. Their idol Maaakkkmood will be sent packing too as soon as the taxpayers waste of money show trial is over.

Communist puke. New Yorkers are dumbasses.

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Which doesn’t mean the admin can’t kick your ass out. When you are a guest in a country you don’t go around acting an ass.

You get kicked out of other countries for far less. Libs forget countries do have a right to decide who gets to visit/be here from other countries. Being afforded that privilege doesn’t mean you get to slag off that country and still be allowed the privilege of staying.

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This is a positive to the “proggie left” these days.

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On the contrary. If the US State Department finds someone with a “student visa” is a threat to national security they’re gone.

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No. They don’t count. Foreign nationals do not have the right to come here and Undermind the policy of their host government. They are here at the pleasure of the state department. They have no civil right to be in our country. If they are trying to disrupt our policies, then they should get a one way ticket home. Maybe the ACLU should start representing Americans again? Their love affair with foreign Islam is nauseating.

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They have the same freedom of speech rights as a US citizen. They can protest peacefully and say what they like without fear of government reprisal.

If someone breaks the law thats a different matter

Correct. And the state department has the right to revoke their Visas if they act or speak against the U.S. government. They have no right to be here. None. We allow them to be here. We can send them home.

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You are right the State Department can revoke a visa, but revoking it for exercising First Amendment rights and will be legally challenged

Visas can be revoked for reasons like fraud, committing crimes or national security risks, but free speech alone is not a listed ground.

Now if their speech incites violence, breaks laws, or is in violation of their visa terms then yes revocation can happen and should happen.

But why would anyone want to allow government to start eroding the first amendment.

They have the discretion to revoke visas for the reasons stated.

The United States government has broad discretion to revoke visas, including student visas. Such discretion was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2024 case Bouarfa v. Mayorkas. In a unanimous decision, the Court emphasized that visa revocations are discretionary decisions insulated from judicial review.

Using that broad discretion – and raising questions about freedom of speech in the United States – the State Department has revoked student visas who have participated in protests in university campuses. Using INA 237(a)(4)(C), which provides that “an alien whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States is deportable,” the State Department has revoked student visas. The administration has also revoked visas for DUIs using the Foreign Affairs Manual. The manual instructs consular officers abroad to revoke visas when the individual has been arrested or convicted for driving under the influence.

(Explainer: Revocation of Student Visas and Termination of SEVIS Records - National Immigration Forum)

I have seen no erosion of my first amendment rights. In fact the feds are no longer working with social media to police speech. That’s a huge Victory. I have little concern for the rights of foreign nationals invading our country. They began their journey by giving us the middle finger. And those with visa’s have no right to try to cause unrest in their host country. I support sending them home.

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I only vaguely remembered that decision so I did some research and found Boufra v. Mayorkas is about immigration law, not free speech.

The SC ruled that federal courts cannot review discretionary visa revocations by USCIS, based on a law limiting judicial oversight.

From what I read, the case does not directly impact First Amendment rights, as it focuses on USCIS discretion in immigration decisions.

Now if a visa were revoked specifically due to someone exercising their first amendment rights speech then I am sure that legal challenge would snake ifs way to the SC and they would then have to make a decision.

So yes we all know visas can be revoked but not for speech protected under the first amendment.

Doesnt matter what you support someone here legally has the right to free speech.

But I understand you want to pick and choose how to apply the constitution.

And what I posted explained how they are revoking visas based on protests.

Using that broad discretion – and raising questions about freedom of speech in the United States – the State Department has revoked student visas who have participated in protests in university campuses. Using INA 237(a)(4)(C), which provides that “an alien whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States is deportable,” the State Department has revoked student visas.

You are right and those These situations are concerning about potential violations of First Amendment rights

However, in these cases their visas were not revoked for exercising free speech. Instead the government cited immigration violations, and national security concerns which makes it difficult to prove it is a violation of their free speech thought challenges are trying to make that claim.

I get that Trump supporters are happy to see the government nibbling away at FA rights and that is certainly their prerogative but dont complain when these same precedents this government has set is used by future administrations.