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Trump's Police Are Now Disappearing Students for Their Op-Eds

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160 points areoform | 1 comments | 30 Mar 25 00:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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ranger_danger ◴[30 Mar 25 00:08 UTC] No.43519896[source]▶
> She was disappeared without due process or explanation

Then how do you know it was only because of an op-ed?

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deckar01 ◴[30 Mar 25 00:52 UTC] No.43520142[source]▶
> Friends and colleagues of Ms Öztürk said she was not closely involved in pro-Palestinian protests that broke out on campuses last spring. They said her only activism was co-authoring the Tufts op-ed.

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/105107664

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threeseed ◴[30 Mar 25 00:55 UTC] No.43520169[source]▶
Even if she was involved in protests the Constitution applies to non-citizens as well.

She has the right to protest provided she has committed no crime.

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omnimus ◴[30 Mar 25 10:03 UTC] No.43522908[source]▶
You can only protest the things that will not make it a crime. Protesting criminally is a crime.
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brandensilva ◴[30 Mar 25 10:23 UTC] No.43522979[source]▶
Writing differing views is not a crime. Still, even if what she did was somehow illegal or they had a legimate legal reason to revoke her visa she deserves to be able to face her accuser and not be abducted and denied her life, liberty and property without due process.
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1. omnimus ◴[30 Mar 25 18:22 UTC] No.43526316[source]▶
Sorry it wasnt clear but that was my attempt at pure sarcasm.

I thought the situation is absolutely nonsensical. Being able to disagree with anyone is part of our social fabric. Once you ban that then wild stuff starts to happen.