Rumesya Ozturk has not been charged with a crime. She has not, to my knowledge, been charged with giving material support to Hamas (a crime under 18 USC §2339A). I would oppose such a charge. A mere utterance valorizing Hamas is offensive, but it does not fit the definition of "material suppo…
Rumesya Ozturk has not been charged with a crime. She has not, to my knowledge, been charged with giving material support to Hamas (a crime under 18 USC §2339A). I would oppose such a charge. A mere utterance valorizing Hamas is offensive, but it does not fit the definition of "material support."
The law does make a distinction between "support" and "material support". The latter is a crime. The former is a violation of established predicates for both an immigrant visa and permanent resident status.
Exactly. It’s a visa revocation, not a criminal offense. My “locking up” comments were directed toward US citizens with the hope of exposing the fear-mongers among us. I’m not nearly as eloquent as you..
I do want to make one essential clarification:
Rumesya Ozturk has not been charged with a crime. She has not, to my knowledge, been charged with giving material support to Hamas (a crime under 18 USC §2339A). I would oppose such a charge. A mere utterance valorizing Hamas is offensive, but it does not fit the definition of "material support."
The law does make a distinction between "support" and "material support". The latter is a crime. The former is a violation of established predicates for both an immigrant visa and permanent resident status.
Exactly. It’s a visa revocation, not a criminal offense. My “locking up” comments were directed toward US citizens with the hope of exposing the fear-mongers among us. I’m not nearly as eloquent as you..
I understood your point, and you made it quite well.
I also understand how fear-mongers love to pick nits. I figure sometimes it is a good idea to get there first and take away their talking point.