Foreign Students and Pro-Palestine Protests: Understanding Trump’s New Order
Former US President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting foreign students and participants in pro-Palestinian protests, aiming to combat anti-Semitism.
The order calls for the deportation of individuals linked to “pro-jihadist” protests and the revocation of visas for students expressing pro-Hamas views on campuses.
It addresses the surge in anti-Semitic incidents, especially following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Critics argue the order infringes on free speech and disproportionately affects specific communities, while the Trump administration defends it as a necessary response to campus radicalism. The Justice Department will take action to enforce the order.
