The State Department has yanked the first visa of a foreign student linked to “Hamas-supporting disruptions” after President Trump vowed to crack down on those involved in anti-Israel protests on college campuses.
“We revoked the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions,” a State Department spokesperson said in a Thursday statement first obtained by Fox News.
“This individual was a university student. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] will proceed with removing this person from the country.”
Neither the student’s name nor nationality was released due to “legal constraints.”
It also wasn’t immediately clear what college the student attended, or what type of protest they had been cited for participating in.
The move comes just days after Trump promised to halt all federal funds for any educational institution that allows “illegal protests” — and to unmask and even imprison agitators.
The commander-in-chief issued the warning as disruptive pro-Hamas demonstrations have rocked college campuses across the country.
His administration has also vowed to pull more than $50 million in government contracts from Columbia University due to the Ivy League school’s alleged inaction on clamping down on anti-Israel protests there.
Separately, it emerged Thursday that the State Department is reportedly planning to use artificial intelligence to spot Hamas-sympthazing foreigners in the US in a bid to revoke their visas.
The effort — dubbed “Catch and Revoke” — will see officials pore through social media accounts of foreign students on visas to assess whether there’s evidence of sympathies toward Hamas in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, Axios reported.
“Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday.
“Violators of US law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.”
The Post has reached out to the State Department.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/us-news/us-revokes-first-visa-of-foreign-student-linked-to-hamas-supporting-disruptions-on-college-campus/
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