Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it crystal clear this week: America’s hospitality comes with expectations. Student visas are for studying—not for stirring chaos on campus.
During a press conference in Guyana, Rubio addressed the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national and Ph.D. student at Tufts University, who was taken into custody after her visa was revoked due to her involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Her supporters claim she’s being punished for writing an Op-Ed. But according to Rubio, the case is about more than just words—it’s about behavior.
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“If you apply for a visa to enter the United States and be a student, and you tell us that the reason why you are coming to the United States is not just because you want to write op-eds but because you want to participate in movements that are involved in doing things like vandalizing universities, harassing students, taking over buildings, creating a ruckus, we are not going to give you a visa,” Rubio said.
This isn’t a one-off. According to Rubio, the State Department is actively rooting out foreign nationals abusing their student visas to engage in radical activism. The crackdown, dubbed “Catch and Revoke,” has already led to over 300 foreign students having their visas pulled.
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