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Palestinian Columbia Protester Detained by ICE During Citizenship Appointment
xxx Before I answer your questions in detail, I do have to make a few points clear. Revoking a U.S. visa or Permanent Resident Card (green card) is an administrative procedure. Criminal charges or a conviction in a court trial are not required for a non-US citizen to lose their legal status in the U.S. This has been explained many times, but I'm happy to do it again. Studying, working, visiting or living in the U.S. are NOT constitutionally guaranteed rights for non-citizens; they are privileges extended by the U.S. government, basically at its whim. The U.S. government can at any time withdraw a non-citizen's privilege of remaining on U.S. soil for any reason it chooses. The U.S. isn't alone. This is a principle which most national governments follow regarding foreigners in their countries.. It's definitely true that a non-citizen with a valid U.S. visa or green card enjoys the same rights of free speech and assembly as a U.S. citizen. However, the moves to revoke the legal status of Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi and a string of other pro-Hamas activists aren't the result of any words or actions protected by the First Amendment. The Hamactivists have, in the eyes of the Trump Administration, violated the terms under which they were granted permission to remain in the U.S. Their continued presence in the U.S. would be contrary to U.S. interests. OK, on to your two questions: No criminal charges have been filed so far against Mahdawi. Remember, criminal charges or a criminal conviction aren't necessary to revoke a green card. They aren't even part of the due process followed in revocation proceedings. According to The New York Times, Mahdawi "stands accused of undermining the U.S. foreign policy goal of halting antisemitism." The reasoning behind this accusation, which amounts to proof in this case, is described in the Times article. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/nyregion/rubio-mahdawi-deportation-letter.html Again, he isn't facing criminal charges, so their won't be a trial in a judicial court. Mahwadi will have the opportunity to contest the order for his removal from the U.S. in an immigration court before an immigration judge. Keep in mind immigration courts are NOT part of the Federal judicial system, but are administrative units of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which is part of the Department of Justice. https://www.justice.gov/eoir The decision which the immigration judge will make isn't whether Mahwadi is guilty or innocent, Instead, the immigration judge will rule on whether the Secretary of State has presented sufficient evidence to justify Mahwadi's removal. In the recent case involving Mahmoud Khalil, the judge ruled the government had presented sufficient evidence and the deportation of Khalil could go ahead. In the Khalil case, this is the evidence Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25894225-dhs-documents-mahmoud-khalil/#document/p5. When Khalil was arrested in NYC, he was given a Notice to Appear which explained the decision to deport Khalil.https://clearinghouse.net/doc/156881/ Finally, the government gave a very detailed account of the case against Khalil in their response to a filing in Federal court by Khalil's lawyers for his immediate release and a stop to the deportation proceedings. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25866289-119122326097/ It's a lot of documents to wade through, but they clearly indicate the procedures in place to guarantee Khalil, Mahwadi and the other Hamactivists fai treatment and due process. -
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How Sweden’s Multicultural Dream Turned to a Nightmare of Gangs Violence, and Child Soldiers
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Shingles jab linked with reduced altzeimers risk
https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/study-suggests-shingles-vaccine-may-reduce-dementia-risk/ https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/study-suggests-shingles-vaccine-may-reduce-dementia-risk/ i had mine a few years back -
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Trump visit to U.K. in September
It’s not the full Monty banquet ,just a quick cuppa when the kings got nothing better to do the n he’s kicked out the door -
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Gold hits fresh record high over trade war impact fears
From the very few Swiss I have met here in Thailand…absolutely. They are also quite reserved so even commenting on gold threads like this (and the one previously posted) seems out of character.
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