<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped the Democrat Party this week for their outpouring of support for pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by federal authorities this week and is awaiting deportation.</p>
<p>Cruz made the remarks on his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about the legality of the Trump administration&#8217;s move to kick Khalil out of the country.</p>
<p>&#8220;Let me be clear, under U.S. law, American citizens are protected by the First Amendment, foreigners are not,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;A visa to come to this country as a student, that is a permissive decision, and you do not have a right if you are a guest to this country to actively undermine America. Let me be clear to anyone: if you hate America, if you want to undermine America, do not come to this country.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cruz said that he believes there will be more pro-Hamas protesters arrested and deported.</p>
<p>&#8220;And what I&#8217;ve said from the beginning, if you are threatening other students, if you are attacking America, if you are embracing terrorists and you&#8217;re a foreign student, you should be expelled and you should be deported,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>He then trained his fire on the Democrat Party, saying that those in the political system who align themselves with pro-Hamas protesters are Democrats.</p>
<p>&#8220;They are the party of Hamas,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They are the party of the radicals. If you actually side with Israel, if you side with Jewish students, if you side with America, if you don&#8217;t like Hamas terrorists that want to kill us, well, it is amazing, the divide we have, and this is a simple, clear divide.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">American citizens are protected by the First Amendment.</p>
<p>Mahmoud Khalil is not a citizen. He is a guest in this country, and he has no right to actively undermine America or spread hate and violence here.</p>
<p>The Trump administration rightly arrested Mahmoud and is planning to… <a href="https://t.co/l3rXPL9WS4">pic.twitter.com/l3rXPL9WS4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1899917355255537688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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