GOP Proposes Controversial Bills Targeting Campus Protesters
New legislation aims to deport or send anti-Israel protesters from U.S. colleges to Gaza for community service.
- Rep. Andy Ogles and other House Republicans introduced bills to cancel visas or deport students involved in anti-Israel protests.
- The proposed laws would affect those arrested for rioting or related activities since Hamas's attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
- One bill suggests sending convicted protesters to Gaza to perform six months of community service.
- The legislation faces significant opposition and is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate.
- The bills have sparked intense debate over free speech and the handling of international students in the U.S.