Art Arthur
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Yeah. And, you know, that goes to one of their key talking points or one of their, you know, core beliefs. And that is that Donald Trump has authoritarian instincts, that he is, you know, a totalitarian and that if we don't fight for the rights of the least deserving individuals in this country, that eventually the rights of ordinary citizens could be impinged or impugned.
But plainly, these are individuals who are foreign nationals. They have very limited rights in the United States. especially once they're outside the United States. And I think that that's overblown. But, you know, this whole concept that, you know, Trump has these authoritarian instincts, that he's different from any president in history. I served under six different presidents.
But plainly, these are individuals who are foreign nationals. They have very limited rights in the United States. especially once they're outside the United States. And I think that that's overblown. But, you know, this whole concept that, you know, Trump has these authoritarian instincts, that he's different from any president in history. I served under six different presidents.
But plainly, these are individuals who are foreign nationals. They have very limited rights in the United States. especially once they're outside the United States. And I think that that's overblown. But, you know, this whole concept that, you know, Trump has these authoritarian instincts, that he's different from any president in history. I served under six different presidents.
And, you know, I can assure you that when it came to immigration, Joe Biden was the outlier, not Donald Trump. So, yeah, I mean, and Trump also inherited a very significant situation because of the Biden administration's immigration policies, where he does have to deal with a lot of immigrant criminals in this country. The immigration court system is slow.
And, you know, I can assure you that when it came to immigration, Joe Biden was the outlier, not Donald Trump. So, yeah, I mean, and Trump also inherited a very significant situation because of the Biden administration's immigration policies, where he does have to deal with a lot of immigrant criminals in this country. The immigration court system is slow.
And, you know, I can assure you that when it came to immigration, Joe Biden was the outlier, not Donald Trump. So, yeah, I mean, and Trump also inherited a very significant situation because of the Biden administration's immigration policies, where he does have to deal with a lot of immigrant criminals in this country. The immigration court system is slow.
The Alien Enemies Act is a lot quicker if courts allow him to use it.
The Alien Enemies Act is a lot quicker if courts allow him to use it.
The Alien Enemies Act is a lot quicker if courts allow him to use it.
So Mahmoud Khalil is a graduate student or a person who's about to graduate from Columbia University. He was born in Syria, a Palestinian parent, and he is married to a United States citizen who's pregnant with his child. He has a green card. I believe he got his green card back in November.
So Mahmoud Khalil is a graduate student or a person who's about to graduate from Columbia University. He was born in Syria, a Palestinian parent, and he is married to a United States citizen who's pregnant with his child. He has a green card. I believe he got his green card back in November.
So Mahmoud Khalil is a graduate student or a person who's about to graduate from Columbia University. He was born in Syria, a Palestinian parent, and he is married to a United States citizen who's pregnant with his child. He has a green card. I believe he got his green card back in November.
And he was arrested a few weeks back by ICE officers because the State Department has determined that his presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy implications for the United States. There's a specific ground of removability, Section 237A4C.
And he was arrested a few weeks back by ICE officers because the State Department has determined that his presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy implications for the United States. There's a specific ground of removability, Section 237A4C.
And he was arrested a few weeks back by ICE officers because the State Department has determined that his presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy implications for the United States. There's a specific ground of removability, Section 237A4C.
that permits the Secretary of State to make such a determination and that renders an individual against whom such determination has been made removable from the United States, even if you have a green card. And the basic idea is that, you know, this person simply being in the United States has some very serious foreign policy impact. And for that reason, the person has to go.
that permits the Secretary of State to make such a determination and that renders an individual against whom such determination has been made removable from the United States, even if you have a green card. And the basic idea is that, you know, this person simply being in the United States has some very serious foreign policy impact. And for that reason, the person has to go.
that permits the Secretary of State to make such a determination and that renders an individual against whom such determination has been made removable from the United States, even if you have a green card. And the basic idea is that, you know, this person simply being in the United States has some very serious foreign policy impact. And for that reason, the person has to go.
Probably the best scenario that you and I could think about for this would be the Shah of Iran. You remember, after he was deposed, the Shah came to the United States for medical treatment. And his presence in this country, you know, eventually led to the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. So, and that's really why Congress wrote that law. And now it's being used against Mr. Khalil.