How moral is it for a person to violate the terms and conditions of their visa?
Hamas is designated a foreign terrorist organization. That's not open to dispute.
October 7, 2023 is accounted as a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians. That's not open to dispute.
The terms and conditions of a visa include a prohibition on supporting terrorists, terrorism in general, and any terrorist activity. That's explicitly stated in 8 USC §1182.
If a non-citizen makes any expression which endorses or espouses terrorist activity, they violate that prohibition, which they accepted when they accepted the visa.
The visa is not a right, but a privilege. It is granted at the discretion of the State Department and it is revoked at the discretion of the State Department. Without a visa, a person is subject to deportation. The law explicitly states this.
There has never been a time in US history when this was not understood to be legitimate exercise of government authority.
No, this is not and has never been a question of Free Speech.
How moral is it for a person to violate the terms and conditions of their visa?
Hamas is designated a foreign terrorist organization. That's not open to dispute.
October 7, 2023 is accounted as a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians. That's not open to dispute.
The terms and conditions of a visa include a prohibition on supporting terrorists, terrorism in general, and any terrorist activity. That's explicitly stated in 8 USC §1182.
If a non-citizen makes any expression which endorses or espouses terrorist activity, they violate that prohibition, which they accepted when they accepted the visa.
The visa is not a right, but a privilege. It is granted at the discretion of the State Department and it is revoked at the discretion of the State Department. Without a visa, a person is subject to deportation. The law explicitly states this.
There has never been a time in US history when this was not understood to be legitimate exercise of government authority.
No, this is not and has never been a question of Free Speech.