DeSantis promises to send back students caught ‘celebrating terrorism’ if elected

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) made a campaign promise Saturday to cancel the visas of students protesting in favor of Hamas.

DeSantis shared a video clip of himself speaking to reporters on X, formerly known as Twitter. The governor commented on the masses of protesters from around the country who have supported Hamas after it launched thousands of rockets and also sent dozens of fighters into Israel three weeks ago.

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“I think with this terrorist attack in Israel has shown us is we’re vulnerable from all the people that have come illegally because they have come from Iran too; it’s not just Mexico, Central America. Russia, China, Middle East, all that stuff,” DeSantis said. “But I think what we also saw when the blood wasn’t even dry on the Israelis have been massacred, you had people in America going out protesting in favor Hamas. And it’s like very chilling.”

The Biden administration issued its latest border patrol report Saturday and found that in September alone, 11,337 encounters on the border were with those from Turkey, Russia, and China, which was almost 2,000 more than the month before. Since the beginning of the year, more than 128,000 encounters have occurred with citizens from these countries.

“So as president, if you’re on a student visa … and you’re out there celebrating terrorism, I’m canceling your visa, and I’m sending you home,” DeSantis said.

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DeSantis chartered flights with the help of Florida’s Emergency Management Department to transport American citizens out of Israel, rescuing some 300 so far with plans to charter more flights for up to 1,000 more citizens. The governor has discouraged accepting Gaza refugees.

More than 1,400 people Israeli civilians have been killed since Hamas launched its offensive earlier this month. As of Friday, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported 4,137 Palestinian deaths.