The Trump administration is revoking the visas of pro-Hamas foreign students in the United States “every day” as it wages a heavy-handed crackdown on terrorist sympathizers, according to the State Department.
“The department, I can say this, specifically revokes visas every day in order to secure America’s borders and keep our communities safe and will continue to do so because the process is ongoing,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a press conference Friday afternoon.
Several weeks after the launch of an artificial intelligence-driven effort to police social media for pro-Hamas posts from foreign students, one congressman told the Washington Examiner that the problem is “widespread” and needs to be addressed by Congress.
“I applaud President Trump and Secretary Rubio for their efforts ridding our educational institutions from terrorist sympathizers and antisemitism,” Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) said in a statement. “It’s clear by what has occurred on college campuses that this is a widespread problem and I am thrilled we have an Administration that is taking action.”
As of Thursday, the State Department had revoked the visas of over 300 foreign college and university students as part of a White House crackdown on pro-Hamas rioters who targeted campuses last year.
“It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at a news conference while traveling through Guyana on Thursday.
