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Welcome to The Logoff: At present I’m centered on the Trump administration’s try to deport a international scholar with out trial, seemingly as a punishment for her political opinions.
Why is the administration attempting to deport Ozturk? To this point, the administration has not charged Ozturk with against the law nor offered any proof that she engaged in legal exercise.
Ozturk final yr co-authored an op-ed in Tufts’ scholar newspaper criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Thursday that he revoked her visa due to her participation within the anti-Gaza struggle motion. Rubio stated the motion had engaged in vandalism and different crimes, however he didn’t say Ozturk was concerned.
Is that this an remoted incident? The case is similar to that of Mahmoud Khalil, and extra arrests could also be coming: Rubio prompt Thursday that he’d revoked round 300 scholar visas on related grounds.
Can the administration do that? The administration argues {that a} 1952 immigration legislation provides Rubio the correct to revoke the inexperienced card of any immigrant that he considers a menace to nationwide safety or performing in opposition to the curiosity of america. The courts will weigh that declare’s validity.
What’s the large image? The Trump administration has discovered one other means to make use of the federal authorities to punish folks for his or her political opinions. If Ozturk is being punished for another purpose, it’s incumbent on the federal government to publicly make that case. However thus far, they haven’t felt the necessity to attempt. That’s a troubling signal for the civil liberties of immigrants, and for everybody else as properly.
And with that, it’s time to sign off…
I do know not everybody agrees, however I feel it’s extremely probably that there’s alien life awaiting us in house. And so I devoured this episode of Vox’s Unexplainable podcast in regards to the seek for extraterrestrials. You’ll be able to take heed to it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere. However given how stunning life on this planet is, would possibly I like to recommend listening to it outdoors? Thanks for studying. I’ll see you again right here tomorrow.
