The Trump administration reportedly claims its supporters of terrorism and is asking the campus newspaper to write comments about the Israeli-Hama conflict.
Visa holders at American universities have requested that student publications be made anonymously in articles, removed written commentary such as opinion sections, and stopped working at outlets after returning to President Donald Trump’s office. The Guardian reported. Panic comes when Trump officials have been working to support terrorist groups and deport foreigners accused of putting foreign policy at stake to us, citing federal law.
The fears about anti-Israel advocacy, in contrast to Joe Biden’s presidency, when activists frequently made national news at universities, illegally taking over campus facilities against Israel and Jews, and supporting violent rhetoric.
The first and highly publicized example of Trump’s crackdown was the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. He led the Pro-Hamas camp at Columbia University, spending millions of dollars in federal funds. The lawyers are fighting in court to prevent the government from deporting him based on national security. (Related: Legal groups defending anti-Israel activists have previously warned that protesters like him could be deported.)
Free speech advocacy group for individual rights and expression (fire) He criticized Trump’s approachquestioning the integrity of suddenly supporting Palestinian expressions for pro-Palestinian expressions since the attack on October 7, 2023.
“If this is what university needs to start taking initial revisions and free expression seriously, we take it. But we’re not holding our breath,” says Lindsie Rank, director of advocacy at Fire Campus.
“At the same time, the university is making a statement in support of free speech, and we are also seeing rampaging censorship by the university administration of pro-Palestinian expressions,” Rank told DCNF. “And we hear from Jewish and pro-Israel students who feel chilled towards expressing their opinions.”
“On the other hand, we deal with a lot of “normal” cases that have nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There are students who can’t do tables, student newspapers facing administrative pressure, and speakers being separated.
According to the Guardian, the University of Virginia (UVA) has personally advised the visa student editor that articles linked to him or her could put immigration status at risk. The student reportedly resigned from his student thesis. The paper told the outlet that the article “relevant Trump’s policies regarding universities, specifically immigration and pro-Palestinian activities.”
UVA has also been released statement The statement doesn’t criticize Trump’s policies, but he says foreign students will help navigate visa challenges, which represents freedom of speech. UVA’s media team did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
It is a privilege to be granted a visa for live and studying in the United States.
When you defend violence and terrorism, your privilege should be revoked and you should not be in this country.
I’m happy to meet one of my terrorist sympathizers at Columbia University… pic.twitter.com/
jr2uvvkgcm – Secretary Kristi Noem (@sec_noem) March 14, 2025
Immigration experts previously told the DCNF that ousting foreign policy stances is not a matter of freedom of speech, but that the government has historically broad authority. The Trump administration has shown no signs of suspension.
“It’s a privilege to be granted a visa to live and study in the United States,” Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem said in March. “When we defend violence and terrorism that your privilege should be revoked and you should not be in this country.”
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