{"id":2412585,"date":"2025-03-11T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T22:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-visa-students-not-protected-by-first-amendment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T18:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T22:05:40","slug":"cruz-visa-students-not-protected-by-first-amendment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-visa-students-not-protected-by-first-amendment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz: VISA students not protected by First Amendment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-visa-students-not-protected-by-first-amendment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) \u200dstated that visa students\u200b are not \u200dentitled to First Amendment \u2063protections, especially those\u200c who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">exhibit\u200c antisemitic behaviour<\/a> on college campuses.His remarks came in the context of the Trump \u200badministrationS efforts to deport \u200cMahmoud Khalil,a Columbia University student from\u200d Syria,who faced detention due to his participation in protests deemed\u200c antisemitic. Cruz criticized such\u200b actions and\u200b asserted that the U.S. has no\u200d obligation \u2062to allow \u200cindividuals \u2064who \u200bharbor hatred towards\u200b the country to remain,emphasizing that holding \u200ba visa\u200d is based on\u2063 privilege and grace,not entitlement. He supported the Trump administration&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lawsuits-against-a-presidents-power-to-fire-federal-officials\/\" title=\"The Lawsuits Against A President\u2019s Power To Fire Federal Officials\">cancel federal grants<\/a> to Columbia University\u200d in response to the school\u2019s \u200chandling of pro-Hamas protests, arguing that these actions signal intolerance towards antisemitism. Additionally, he highlighted that measures \u200dwould be taken against universities not protecting Jewish students, indicating the seriousness of the issue at hand.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ted Cruz argues VISA students are not protected under First Amendment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2034231\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) argued the United States has no obligation to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/visas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VISA<\/a> students within the country, specifically those who engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">antisemitism<\/a> on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz&rsquo;s comment comes after the Trump administration sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3342442\/columbia-student-on-green-card-arrested-ice-anti-israel-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deport Mahmoud Khalil<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Columbia University<\/a> student on a green card from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syria<\/a>, who is being detained as legal fights over his deportation continue. In assessing the Trump administration&rsquo;s actions against Khalil, who was a part of Columbia University&rsquo;s encampments in April 2024, Cruz sternly warned that anyone who hates the U.S. or is &ldquo;an antisemitic bigot&rdquo; should not come to the country, adding that those on student VISAs are not protected under the nation&rsquo;s First Amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3344108\/pro-gun-advocates-supreme-court-handgun-age-limits\/\">Pro-gun advocates urge Supreme Court to strike down handgun age limits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3343899\/house-gop-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-help-trump-vance\/\">House GOP passes stopgap funding bill with help of Trump-Vance pressure campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3343738\/marjorie-taylor-greene-blasts-failure-screen-vehicle-passengers-under-biden\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts &#8216;complete failure&#8217; to screen vehicle passengers at border under Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Coming to this country on a VISA is a permissive matter,&rdquo; Cruz argued on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>. &ldquo;It is a matter of grace, and we&rsquo;re not going to bring in people who hate America. We&rsquo;re not going to bring in people who terrorize their fellow students, who attack Jewish students, who threaten Jewish students, who burn American flags. We have no obligation to let people in who hate this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2838972&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c1a11550c73e3aa758e88def771c30eb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cruz then expressed gratitude to the Trump administration for canceling grants to Columbia University, arguing that school administrators &ldquo;embraced&rdquo; the pro-Hamas protests taking place on campus grounds last year. He was also enthusiastic that &ldquo;this will not be the only person deported,&rdquo; contending that those protesting Kahlil&rsquo;s imprisonment are partaking in &ldquo;self-reporting&rdquo; since many are also on student VISAs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas senator reiterated that the U.S.&rsquo;s First Amendment protects residents of the U.S., not foreign nationals in the country, &ldquo;on grace.&rdquo; He added that those who abuse the grace given them should get &ldquo;a one-way ticket home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khalil&rsquo;s deportation has been temporarily blocked by New York Judge Jesse Furman, who ruled that Khalil cannot be deported until a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-cant-be-prosecuted-in-new-york-following-pardon-court-rules\/\" title=\"Ex...Trump Aide Paul Manafort Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted in New York Following Pardon, Court Rules\">court rules<\/a> on a petition challenging the move.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3342115\/good-riddance-mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-hamas-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOOD RIDDANCE, MAHMOUD KHALIL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Trump administration canceling $400 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341396\/trump-administration-cancels-columbia-university-grants-worth-400-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal grants and contracts<\/a> to Columbia University, the Justice Department Task Force to Combat Antisemitism head Leo Terrell argued that canceling funding for the school is its &ldquo;strongest signal&rdquo; to show that antisemitism will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Education Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Linda McMahon&rsquo;s<\/a> Office of Civil Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342930\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-stop-antisemitism-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">warned 60 universities<\/a> that they would face consequences if they did not take steps to protect Jewish students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2034231\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2034231\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Cruz claims VISA students lack First Amendment protection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2412586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ted-Cruz-antisemitism-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4105,33332,32311,51956,32076],"class_list":["post-2412585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cruz","tag-first-amendment","tag-free-speech","tag-visa-students","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ted-Cruz-antisemitism-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412585"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412589,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412585\/revisions\/2412589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}