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Committee members challenge secretary on visa revocation and detention of student commentator
Summary
Members criticized Secretary Rubio for visa revocations and questioned the administration's decision-making after the detention of a student for an op-ed. Rubio said visa authority rests with the State Department; members argued the move raised free speech and due-process concerns.
Several lawmakers confronted Secretary Marco Rubio about the State Department's revocation of a student visa and the subsequent detention of a graduate student who authored an opinion piece, raising constitutional, procedural and transparency concerns.
Representative Jayapal described the case of a Turkish national whose student visa was revoked after she co-authored an op-ed, and who was later detained. Jayapal asserted the department's internal memo showed insufficient…
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