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Why are international students being detained in the US?

2025/4/2
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马可·鲁比奥:我们正在驱逐那些破坏校园,骚扰同学的人,而非和平抗议者。这些人不仅参与抗议,还采取了破坏和骚扰行为,对校园秩序造成严重影响。他们的行为与我们给予他们签证的目的背道而驰,因此我们有权将他们驱逐出境。 大学教师:我担心这些拘留事件会让学生们感到害怕,不敢在校园里自由表达自己的观点。这不仅会扼杀学术自由,还会对校园的学习和研究氛围造成负面影响。大学应该是一个开放包容的场所,学生们应该有权表达自己的政治观点,而不会面临被驱逐出境的风险。 汉娜·盖尔巴特:本期节目探讨了美国拘留参与亲巴勒斯坦抗议活动的国际学生的原因。美国政府声称这些学生支持哈马斯,一个被美国认定为恐怖组织的组织,他们的行为威胁到美国的国家安全利益。然而,这一说法引发了人们对言论自由和正当程序的担忧。 娜塔莉亚·希门尼斯:马哈茂德·哈利勒和鲁梅萨·奥兹图尔克是两个备受关注的案例。马哈茂德是哥伦比亚大学的巴勒斯坦研究生,拥有绿卡,但他因参与抗议活动而被拘留。鲁梅萨是塔夫茨大学的土耳其博士生,因发表支持抵制以色列的文章而被拘留。这些案例表明,即使是和平抗议也可能导致被拘留和驱逐出境的风险,这在国际学生中造成了恐惧。抗议活动大多是和平的,但政府却将这些活动定性为对国家安全的威胁。 特朗普:我们允许这些学生来美国学习,但他们却利用签证从事破坏和骚扰活动,这违背了我们给予他们签证的初衷。每个国家都有权决定谁可以进入自己的国家,我们有权驱逐那些对国家安全构成威胁的人。这些抗议活动并非单纯的政治表达,而是危险的反美行为。 杰克·霍顿:美国第一修正案保障言论自由,但《移民和国籍法》允许驱逐对美国外交政策和国家安全利益具有对抗性影响的外国人。特朗普政府利用这一法律来拘留学生,但这一法律的应用范围和证据标准尚不明确,需要通过法院来最终界定。第13899号行政命令旨在打击反犹太主义,但它也被用来压制学生抗议活动。政府需要提供更具体的证据来证明这些学生对国家安全构成威胁,而仅仅参与抗议或发表评论文章并不足以构成驱逐的理由。 卡莉:这些事件对言论自由造成了寒蝉效应,许多国际学生害怕在课堂上表达自己的观点,甚至不敢上课。他们感到自己没有得到大学的保护,对未来感到担忧。

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The episode discusses the detention and potential deportation of international students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on US university campuses. These actions are part of President Trump's crackdown on protests deemed adversarial to US foreign policy and national security interests. The context is set by outlining the large-scale protests and the resulting conflict in Gaza.
  • International students detained for pro-Palestinian protests.
  • Detentions linked to President Trump's crackdown.
  • Concerns about freedom of speech and due process.

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President Trump and his administration is cracking down on international students who have been active in protests against Israel on university campuses.

Last week, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at least 300 students had their student visas revoked.

Trump officials said the Immigration and Nationality Act allows the State Department to deport non-citizens who are "adversarial to the foreign policy and national security interests" of the US.

The arrests are a part of Trump's pledge to combat what the administration has classified as antisemitism on university campuses, which was written into an executive order in January.

Nathalie Jimenez, our reporter in the US, takes us through what we know about two of the most prominent cases.

And Jake Horton from BBC Verify, explains some of the key terms you need to know.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Benita Barden Editor: Verity Wilde