A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he decided to leave the United States.
Momodou Taal, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Gambia, had asked a federal court to halt his detention. But he posted on X late Monday that he didn’t believe a legal ruling in his favor would guarantee his safety or ability to speak out.
“I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted,” Momodou Taal wrote from an unknown location. “Weighing up these options, I took the decision to leave on my own terms.”
Lol. Remember all those times people loved to parrot “Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences” the last few years? THIS IS WHY BELEIVING THAT AND ADVERTISING IT AS A RATIONAL VIEW IS BAD. It’s biting the side that loved to say it the most hard right now, and under the very logic people used when saying it. Getting involved in political matters as a non-citizen? Fucking brilliant, bud.
It literally means freedom from consequences by the government. Not from society. Sure he could’ve been a social pariah and people would’ve been within their rights to ostracize him. But it is unconstitutional for our government to threaten him with legal action as a result of his politics.
A government you are a citizen of. Are you gonna tell me about how non citizens have 2nd amendment rights too?
Actually… I think they do. I bought a gun recently and it asked all the stuff about whether you are a citizen or not. That’s just one of those funny things about the bill of rights - it applies to anyone stateside and any citizen abroad.
look buddy, it asks if you are a citizen because you can’t have the gun if you are not. Cmon.
I don’t think you understand freedom of speech.
I think I do, you are having some issues though.
Except this does actually violate freedom of speech?
People were saying that for private platforms which don’t have a duty to carry any kind of speech.
No, it doesn’t. No one prevented him from talking.
Getting fired for putting slurs on your public facebook = the erosion of due process. Thanks for the hot take
No you should face negative consequences for saying the n word
Sorry baby
STFU Nagger.