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Rubio Vows to Keep Stripping Student Visas in Heated Senate Return
- During a Senate hearing on May 20, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed his commitment to continue revoking visas from students who disrupt higher education institutions.
- Rubio defended his actions by emphasizing that visas are privileges, not rights, while Democrats accused him of violating constitutional free speech and due process protections.
- The debate included Rubio's claim that students led campus unrest such as trying to take over libraries and burn buildings, while Senator Van Hollen cited no terrorism links or anti-Semitism in targeted cases.
- Rubio estimated revoking thousands of visas since January 2025 and dismissed a Boston University study linking US funding freezes to 43,000 deaths as irrelevant, stating, "We're taking care of the entire planet."
- This confrontation highlighted sharp Senate divisions over visa policy amid a partisan climate and raised ongoing debates on balancing national interests with constitutional protections.
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