Trump signs order to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters, revoke visas

The newly elected US President Donald Trump reportedly signed an executive order that seeks punishment for international students and resident aliens who repeatedly participated in college campus pro-Palestinian rallies which he claims led to an “explosion of antisemitism” after Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.

The executive order



signed on Wednesday, January 29 aims the deportation of non-citizen student protesters who support Palestine with the simultaneous cancellation of their student visas.

Trump issued a direct statement warning “All resident aliens who participate in pro-jihadist protests that we will identify you in 2025. We will find you, and we will deport you”.