President Donald Trump has signed a presidential decree for foreign students involved in Palestine protests and university staff. He investigated the federal agencies to investigates an individual, who is associated with “illegal anti -Jews harassment and violence”, and to potentially expell us.
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Orders signed on Wednesday instructs all executive departments and agents to crack down on anti -Semitic activities. Federal agencies need to submit a report within 60 days to identify legal tools to fight anti -Semitism on university campuses.
When justifying a new order, Trump accuses the parent Palestine's protest as an extreme breeding ground and states:
(Hamastero attack on October 7, 2023) released an unprecedented wave of sneaky anti -Semitic discrimination, destructive, and violence on schools and campus, especially on schools and campus. Jewish students are facing the merciless barrage of discrimination. Refusion of access to common areas of campuses and facilities, including library and classrooms. Threatening, harassment, physical threat and assault.
The order is obliged to report the unacceptable aliens involved in protests. It refers to the US immigration law that allows you to cancel your visa for individuals who are suspected of engaging with terrorist organizations and illegal activities.
The White House fact seats accompanying the order used a more powerful language. It suggested a wider crackdown that transcends direct violence:
We pay attention to all residents who participated in the Protoca Jihadist protest, we will pay attention to you: Come in 2025, we will find you, and we are expelled overseas. I will do it.
This order pledges to “marshing all federal resources” against anti -Semitism “explosions”.
Construction based on 2019 orders
The recent presidential decree is based on Trump's 2019 Presidential order on the struggle with anti -Semitism (EO 13899). The 2019 orders have greatly expanded the interpretation of the title VI of the Civil Rights Law to increase the protection of anti -Semitic discrimination in higher education institutions that receive the federal funding.
At the center of the order of 2019 was the adoption of the definition of the anti -Semitical International Holocaust Memory Alliance (IHRA).
Anti -Jewishism is a specific perception of the Jews and may be expressed as a hatred of the Jews. Anti -Jewish rhetoric and physical symptoms are directed to Jewish or non -Jews, and/or property, Jewish community and religious facilities.
This definition is widely supported by the parent Israeli group. However, there is room for debate to fuse criticism of anti -shionism or the state of Israel and anti -Semitism. Critics are worried that this could limit the freedom of speech. They argue that all criticisms against Israel are not rooted in hatred of Jews.
Enforcement and expansion in new orders
The new presidential ordinance reconfirms EO 13899 and further expands the federal execution mechanism. The new command is looking for the following:
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice need to evaluate the complaints of the past and ongoing anti -Semitical civil rights. The judicial Secretary has been instructed to use additional legal tools such as 18 USC 241, which is a crime of violation of civil rights. Violence is necessary to report an incident that both foreign students and staff may be involved in anti -Semitism, which could lead to the cancellation of visas based on the US Immigration Law and expulsion of abroad.
The 2019 order focused on clarifying the discrimination law. The 2025 version shifts to aggressive execution. This change caused concerns about university policies and the effects of free remarks.
Campus protest
Following the start of the Gaza War, US universities campuses have surged the parent Palestine's protest. Between October 7, 2023 and May 2024, more than 500 educational institutions nationwide had more than 3,700 protest events. This data is from a crowd count consortium. Many demonstrations have called for the end of violence against Gaza's civilians. Some protests have demanded the release of Palestine, but others have disclosed them to the university from economic connections to Israel and weapons manufacturers and to sell them.
In particular, some Jewish -led organizations are actively participating in these protests and jointly organizing them. Groups such as Jewish voices (JVP) and IFNOTNOW for peace are at the forefront. They proposed to oppose Palestine's rights and Israel's policy. For example, at the University of Colombia, JVP cooperated with students to organize campus demonstrations for justice of Palestine (SJP), and engage in legal measures for universities.
In these protests, rarely violent cases have been reported to both Jews and Muslim students. For example, at the University of Colombia in December 2024, a Jewish student punched his face while protesting a parent Palestine at Bernard University.
At the Stanford University in November 2023, a driver was told that he had shouted an anti -Islamic slur, and an Arab Muslim student was hit by a car. Similarly, in February 2024, after attending a Palestinian parent assembly held in Austin, Texas, a Palestinian American student was stabbed. The authorities treated both attacks as hatred crimes.
harassment
Jewish students have reported cases of harassment during protests, such as anti -Jewish flyers and universities. According to Hillel International, the world's largest Jewish campus organization, there were 1,854 cases between 2023 and 2024. This showed a 700 % increase since the previous year.
Meanwhile, Muslims, Arabs and Palestinian students have also complained. They quoted discrimination and prejudice about how the university processed protests and disciplinary actions. Complaints have urged the US Ministry of Education to start multiple surveys on anti -Islams and anti -Arab harassment at various universities.
The AP Communication reports that the Biden administration has begun over 100 surveys on university campuses on anti -Semitism and Islamic phobia claims. Many cases were resolved before Trump took office.
Legal considerations
Under existing laws, crimes such as destructive, assault, harassment, and threats can already be prosecuted at the local and state level, regardless of the identity of the people involved. Universities also have an internal disciplinary mechanism to deal with fraudulent acts.
The federal intervention, especially the legal measures for expulsion or sweeping, may eroded free statement protection and set a dangerous precedent for political expressions in university campuses and other places.
Instead of expanding executive organizations, you should focus on enforcing existing laws fairly and fairly. The local law enforcement agencies and university governments are completely equipped to handle criminal acts, guaranteeing that political speeches are protected.
As the campus discussions, anti -Semitism, and student rights continue, there is still the problem of balancing safety, free expression, and legal execution without crossing the constitution.
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