Trump Declaration of Cracks for Anti -Semitism and may deport foreign protesters

Ank Executive order On Wednesday, President Trump outlines a broad federal repression on anti -Semitism in the United States, especially on college campus, and offers foreign students involved in prohibited activities, such as the support of terrorist organizations, can be deported.

The disposal provides a “unprecedented wave of contrary anti -Semitic discrimination, vandalism and violence” and states that US policy “should” use “all available and appropriate legal instruments for liable, withdrawal or removal or otherwise to take into account guilty illegal anti -securities. “. He also directs all US Department Managers to come up with new remedies that they could use to combat anti -Semitism for 60 days.

The order also indicates that some protests of students may be considered a violation of federal law that forbids people to support terrorism, and he directs officials to encourage schools to control and report any such measures of foreign students so that they can be investigated and possibly deported .

The Trump order concerns the existing immigration legislation, which authorizes the deportation of a non -citizen who “approves or supports terrorist activities or convinces others to approve or support a terrorist activity or support a terrorist organization.” The US Government Officially considers Hamas a terrorist organization.

The orders were welcomed by the students who, since October 7, 2023, reported an alarming spike in anti -Semitism when Hamas managed an attack on Israel, which caused the current war.

Junior Amanda Silberstein Cornell University says she was physically attacked and persecuted on the Internet and personally, and feels dangerous on the campus. But now she says that she is relieved that “universities who have closed their eyes and attacks by Jewish students can no longer ignore their main responsibility for the protection of all students equally.”

“It is not expected that no other minority group will endure constant threats and intimidation without appeal, but Jewish students were interpreted as an exception,” she said. “The Jew’s hatred for too long has risen under the guise of activism.”

But the critics immediately denied this step as a reassessment and as unconstitutional.

WhatThe cancellation of student visas should not be used for punishment and filtration of ideas, unwavering federal government, ” – said Sarah Mclaflin, Senior Researcher at the Human Rights Fund and expression. that students have to not Punish “for protest or expression, otherwise protected by the first amendment.”

Council of American-Islamic Relations called Executive Order WhatAn attempt to spread “a variety of student protesters who” love college students who once protested against segregation, Vietnam’s war and the apartheid of South Africa (…) deserve the gratitude of our country. ”

Many campuses do not have a clear determination of what crosses the line in anti -Semitism, and many student protesters complained that their anti -Israeli demonstrations are unfairly related to anti -Semitism.

But many Jewish students reject this concept, saying that they have survived, clearly repeated in the sphere of violence and harassment.

“I think universities should be a place where the first amendment is sacred and where students can talk about any problem,” says Pennsylvania University Senior Rubin.

However, he said the extremists made it clear that “they are not for conversation at all. Many of them have a strict policy, in fact, in fact, not In general, participate in the conversation. This is not a question of the first amendment. It is a matter of violence and intimidation and harassment. ”