Court documents revealed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally approved the deportation of students from the United States due to their political activism supporting the Palestinian cause.
The documents showed that the targeted students participated in demonstrations and advocated for Palestinian support, which US authorities considered sufficient reason for their deportation. The federal judge who released the documents noted that these decisions sparked significant legal controversy, with legal experts suggesting they may violate constitutionally protected freedom of expression in the United States.
The documents also indicated that most of the students’ activities were political and peaceful, without evidence of support for banned organizations, making the deportation decisions subject to criticism from human rights organizations and legal circles in the United States.
