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| Anti-Israel Columbia University student sues to block her deportation |
| 2025-03-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] Filing on behalf of Yunseo Chung, who has been in the US since she was 7, follows her arrest this month during protest at which demonstrators handed out Hamas pamphlets A Korean Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent US resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel, sued the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent her deportation, a court filing showed. Yunseo Chung, 21, has lived in the US since she was seven, but her legal team was informed two weeks ago that her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked, according to the court filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Trump administration says her US presence hinders its foreign policy agenda, according to the lawsuit. Chung has not yet been arrested. Immigration agents have made multiple visits to her residences looking for her. In hiding, is she? That won’t do at all. Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and accused them of supporting terrorist group Hamas, of posing hurdles for US foreign policy and of being antisemitic.Protesters, including some Jewish groups, …that’s “Jewish” groups, founded by Hezbollah and funded by the Soros Open Society Foundations and some other of the usual suspects… say the administration wrongly conflates their criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian rights with antisemitism and support for Hamas. Actually, the Trump administration very rightly conflates them, because that is your point. Human rights advocates have condemned the government’s moves.These particular human rights groups have done, because they are full of vicious, unthinkingly self-righteous people. Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested this month and is legally challenging his detention, is also a lawful permanent resident. Trump has accused Khalil of supporting Hamas, which the latter denies.Seriously? Dude, that’s like a toddler denying he ate the chocolate when it’s smeared all over him. Actions against Chung “form part of a larger pattern of attempted US government repression of constitutionally protected protest activity and other forms of speech,” Monday’s lawsuit says.One assumes the lady was involved in the riots and harassment of Jews on campus, which is a) not speech, and therefore not protected, and b) beside the point when a non-citizen is engaged in actions to support a listed terror organization like Hamas. “The government’s repression has focused specifically on university students who speak out in solidarity with Palestinians and who are critical of the Israeli government’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza,” referring to the war sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror onslaught against Israel.
A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security alleged Chung has engaged in concerning conduct, including when she was arrested by police during a protest at Barnard College earlier this month that DHS termed “pro-Hamas” as the demonstrators who took over the campus handed out Hamas pamphlets. The spokesperson did not elaborate further on the specifics of that conduct in question but said she was “sought for removal proceedings under the immigration laws” and will have a chance to present her case before an immigration judge. Some briefs that have been awaiting an excuse to share with you, dear Reader: Pitt suspends Students for Justice in Palestine[IsraelTimes] The suspension means that SJP must cease all organizational operations and is banned from using any university resources to advance its mission. Pitt earns a ‘D’ on ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card [IsraelTimes] “For schools like Pitt, this is the first year they’re on the report card so, right now, it’s about getting a baseline of where things are,” she said. Pitt received an overall grade of a D, the same as Columbia University, which has become a national symbol for antisemitic activity on college campuses. By contrast, Carnegie Mellon University, the only other Pittsburgh-area university graded in the report, received a B. Pitt, the ADL said, performed below expectations in five categories: having an official position against BDS; having a Jewish alumni group; the level of severe antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents; the level of other antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents; and the level of hostile anti-Zionist student groups. University of Pennsylvania Lays Off Anti-Semitic Cartoonist After Trump Slashes Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding [WashingtonFreeBeacon] Communications lecturer Dwayne Booth kept teaching at Ivy League school after he published blood libel cartoon Related: Columbia University: 2025-03-24 Fetterman: I fully support partnering with Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities Columbia University: 2025-03-24 Trump Administration Weighs Sanctions on Foreign Funders of Pro-Hamas Campus Protests Columbia University: 2025-03-23 Detained anti-Israel activist Khalil appears in Louisiana court as deportation looms |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 This is terribly unfair - all she wanted is to run with the cool kids. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-03-25 06:20 |