Secretary of State Marco Rubio advised individuals from abroad who might feel “alarmed” about traveling to the United States amid intensified deportation actions, urging them to “avoid joining the Hamas protests” or “avoid inciting conflict.”
While delivering statements at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, Rubio responded to queries from journalists concerning the worries of tourists and visitors.
Mr. Secretary, what is your statement to foreign nationals who may be hesitant to visit the US?
Secretary’s statement At the end of last month, up to 300 foreign students canceled their visas due to President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Presidential Directive includes the following:
US policy aims to protect citizens from foreigners intending to commit terrorist acts, undermine national security, promote hate ideologies, and exploit immigration laws for harmful purposes.
Rubio commented to reporters, “No, no, no… Firstly, you should be aware, like someone checking their phones.
“Generally, those are the individuals who have flags for a reason,” he continued. “If you are not in the US to participate in Hamas protests, come here to express your views on Hamas or to discuss, there’s no need to create conflicts on our campuses, provoke riots on our streets, or damage the university.”
He mentioned that “thousands of individuals” would enter the US without issues and insisted that “if they arrive here to cause disturbances, it’s likely there will be disturbances.”
“We are not going to be foolish enough to allow individuals into our country who intend to disrupt things. [to] The former Florida senator concluded.
Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are detention As reported by Breitbart News, students from international universities who were deported for collaborating with extremist Muslim groups.
In one instance, Rumesya Ozturk, a graduate student at Turkish National and Tufts University, was taken into custody by ICE personnel while walking near the Villar campus in Massachusetts. videoThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated it was “involved in activities supporting Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that advocates for the killing of Americans.”
Olivia Rondeau is a political journalist for Breitbart News, located in Washington, DC. X/Twitter and Instagram.
