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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – State Department used broad antisemitism definitions to revoke visas of non-citizen students and professors, including those protesting Israel, according to senior official testimony.
- John Armstrong, a senior State Department official, testified Friday in federal court about revoking visas of non-citizen students and professors using broad antisemitism definitions.
- These visa cancellations occurred after the State Department held multiple discussions with the White House—where Stephen Miller, then deputy chief of staff, was present—and other agencies regarding student visa policies amid measures addressing antisemitism.
- Armstrong said he thoroughly reviewed Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk’s case, citing her co-written op-ed and protests as “actions” outside protected speech.
- Federal Judge William Young stated Thursday that First Amendment protections cover lawfully non-citizens and rejected Armstrong’s broad antisemitism definition restricting political speech.
- This ongoing trial highlights tensions between free speech rights and government anti-antisemitism efforts as Öztürk challenges her deportation after detention earlier this year.
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A federal judge reportedly got into a "heated back-and-forth" with a State Department official in a Boston court Friday over the Trump administration’s loose definition of antisemitism, and how it uses it to revoke visas of international students lawfully in the country.Speaking on behalf of the State Department was John Armstrong, a top official at the agency’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, who has been tasked with helping vet foreign students an…
State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism
The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday.
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