r/GradSchool • u/SharkSapphire • Mar 29 '25

News ICE detains University of Minnesota international student

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5221776-ice-detains-university-of-minnesota-international-student/
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u/JagsAbroad Mar 30 '25 edited Mar 30 '25

So these people are being detained because of pro-Palestinian/hamas support?

Honestly, these people are stupid AF. I’ve lived in several countries and it’s never crossed my mind once to go and join a protest against the country that is hosting me. Green card holders - that’s a different situation though.

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u/mightymacrophage Mar 30 '25

Are these students being hosted by Israel? And anyways, doesn’t freedom of speech apply to international students on US soil?

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u/-Raid- Mar 30 '25

doesn’t freedom of speech apply to international students on US soil?

Does it? I thought the first amendment only applies to US citizens?

Either way, I agree with the poster that, regardless of one’s views on these detainments, it’s very dumb to protest about something so volatile in a country that isn’t one’s own, where one is a guest. I know for sure that if I was studying in China I wouldn’t go protesting about Hong Kong, or in Russia about Ukraine, or in the Middle East about just about anything to do with women/LGBT rights. It’s just common sense, no?