Fox’s first appearance: Republicans are threatening federal financial aid provided to college students who commit crimes during the anti-Israel protests that are hitting universities across the country.
Eight other Republicans, including Sens. Thom Tillis (R-Tenn.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), also Thursday; proposed.
“Pro-Hamas student mobs blatantly violated the law, destroyed campus property, and resorted to violence against fellow students and law enforcement. No one should continue to pay for their college tuition,” Tillis said in a statement. Statement to Fox News Digital.
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Demonstrations have been held across the country, and some people have been arrested. (Fox News Digital)
He added that his bill is “a common sense bill that would cut off federal aid to adults who break the law, spew anti-Semitism, and openly embrace terrorists.”
Under this measure, those convicted of crimes involving “unlawful assembly, rioting, or trespassing on campus” or property damage during university protests will be eligible for “grants, loans, and employment assistance” under the law. This means that they will no longer be considered eligible to receive the same. Higher Education Act of 1965. Authorized numerous student aid programs.
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Mr. Tillis is threatening financial aid to students convicted in campus protests. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
From April 18 to May 3, police arrested or detained more than 2,200 people during demonstrations on approximately 49 university campuses in 26 states.
The most prominent encampment was at Columbia University, where protesters eventually took over campus buildings before police arrived.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out across the country. (Getty Images)
“In Joe Biden’s America, hard-working taxpayers are being forced to support students aligned with Hamas in blatant violation of the law by trespassing and vandalizing campus property,” Black said. Byrne told FOX News Digital in a statement. “These students should be taught a clear lesson: If they choose to break the law, they will lose federal aid.”
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Blackburn also sponsored the bill. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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Tillis’ bill joins a number of other Republican bills aimed at limiting federal funding for students who participate in anti-Israel demonstrations that escalate into illegal activities, and for colleges that freely admit them. is.
The Department of Education did not immediately comment to Fox News Digital, but had previously said it does not comment on pending legislation.
