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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

300 points proberts | 6 comments | 14 Mar 25 14:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.575s | source | bottom

I'll be here for the next 6 hours. As usual, there are countless possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with but as much as possible I'd like to focus on the recent changes and potential changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and practice. Please remember that I am limited in providing legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll try to do the same in my responses. Thank you!
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fuzztail ◴[14 Mar 25 14:56 UTC] No.43363226[source]▶
I've seen recent examples of the government targeting green card holders for their speech. As a naturalized citizen who wants to exercise my free speech rights, how concerned should I be about potentially having my citizenship challenged on technical grounds? Are there realistic scenarios where this could happen despite First Amendment protections?
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1. ◴[15 Mar 25 03:03 UTC] No.43369573[source]▶
2. ignotus02 ◴[15 Mar 25 03:46 UTC] No.43369813[source]▶
Do you have a link to their charge? My understanding is the first Columbia student specifically wasn't charged with commiting a crime intentionally, and instead their Green Card was being revoked at the direction of the Secretary of State.

If they aren't being charged with a crime, I don't know how this could be occuring for any other reason than speech.

3. knd775 ◴[15 Mar 25 04:01 UTC] No.43369877[source]▶
This is not true. They have been quite clear that Mahmoud Khalil has not been accused of a crime.
4. dragonwriter ◴[15 Mar 25 04:04 UTC] No.43369894[source]▶
> These green card holders are being deported for committing crimes.

No, they are officially being deported for being a foreign policy problem without being accused of any crime.

And the specific source of the foreign policy problem is the political content of their speech.

5. attentive ◴[15 Mar 25 04:44 UTC] No.43370050[source]▶
AFAIK he wasn't charged with a crime but it isn't required for deportation.

Check out these articles explaining https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/a-free-speech-right...

https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/a-green-card-is-not...

6. greenie_beans ◴[15 Mar 25 12:35 UTC] No.43372135[source]▶
get ur brain worms checked out