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Law was designed to expel non-model pending-citizen. First enacted in 1947. Used repeatedly for quiet removal of spies, migrants, terrorists, mentally ills.
by egberts1 2y ago
Law was designed to expel non-model pending-citizen.
First enacted in 1947.
Used repeatedly for quiet removal of spies, migrants, terrorists, mentally ills.
US is a republican form of government, or more concisely a presidential federal constitutional republic.
Where US president is not a Federal employee and democracy is not mentioned anywhere in its US constitution. His secretary does what Congress enacted him to do ... upon order from this Emolument Clause.
Legal residents are not granted "US Person" status until citizenship and has bare minimun rights including First Amendment.
But Mahmoud Khalil didn't violate Free Speech. It is because of who he is. Mahmoud is painted all kinds of things, presumably born in Pakistan under dubious backgrounds, racked all kinds of citizenships, lived in many war-torn areas, attends an ivy league school, has NATO-connections, security clearance(s), and has 19 very rich or prominent lawyers.
My only conclusion is that he lied about who he is, which given media painted enough conclusions leading to one which can be a triple-agent spy (of unknown origin), or of high social order and/or power.
Tenuous but still slated to be expeled. Still am most curious what he did during 2011.
A tough hill to die on to be defending this shady character at this point.
But it isn't about free speech and media aren't being clear on this, purposely or under order.
- grafmax 2y agoYour claims about his background and connections are speculation. Being well connected or foreign born isn’t proof of wrongdoing. While the U.S. is a constitutional republic, that doesn’t negate the democratic principles at its core. If he’s being targeted for his speech (which immigrants have a right to, under US law) then free speech is absolutely relevant here.
- egberts1 2y agoFree speech has nothing to do with Mahmoud Khalil. He can continue to exercise it while the State Dept noticed discrepancies in his green card filing and arrested him.
- grafmax 2y agoWhether Khalil’s arrest was retaliation for his speech is the very question his legal team is raising. You’re claiming it was about his green card, but there’s no evidence or official statement supporting that as far as I can find. The facts remain ambiguous at best, and the timing and circumstances make concerns about political retaliation entirely plausible.
- raincom 2y agoThose who are on visa or who are perm residents, are told NOT to do these things: driving under influence, misdemeanor/felony convictions, getting arrested, any issues that fall under "moral turpitude". Immigration authorities have a lot of discretionary power because of many vague terms in these laws.
- egberts1 2y agoHence the “super-duper double-secret deferred prosecutorial discretion” order that they themselves signed until the moment they “wave that US flag” in INS court (obtain their citizenship).