A foreign student who was linked to āHamas-supporting disruptionsā has had their visa pulled after President Donald Trump promised to hold those responsible for anti-Israel protests on college campuses.
According to the New York Post, a statement from the State Department obtained by Fox News Thursday, said the student had their visa pulled for ācriminal behaviorā related to the Hamas protests.
āWe revoked the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions,ā a State Department spokesperson said. āThis individual was a university student. will proceed with removing this person from the country.ā
The Post further reported that the studentās name and nationality had been withheld due to ālegal constraints,ā and the statement also didnāt elaborate on where the student attended college, or what protest they had participated in.
The Trump administration had recently announced they would be withholding federal funds to educational institutions that allowed āillegal protests.ā Those caught participating in anti-Israel protests could be unmasked and even face time in prison.
The administration promised to revoke more than $50 million in government contracts from Columbia University due to the school not doing anything to prevent students from protesting.
It was also reported that the State Department is planning to use artificial intelligence to identify foreigners present in the U.S. who support the terrorist group and revoke their visas.
Dubbed the āCatch and Revoke,ā officials will be sweeping through the social media accounts of foreign students on visas to assess whether there is evidence they support Hamas, who carried out a terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
āThose who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists,ā Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday. āViolators of US law ā including international students ā face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.ā
