Harry Litman on Revoking Visas: ‘This Core Judgment by Sec. Rubio Is Going To Be Very Hard to Overturn’

DIAZ BALART And Harry ░░░░░░░░ talk to us about ░░░░░░░░ legal standing of the ░░░░░░░░ of state to revoke ░░░░░░░░ and even permanent residence ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so it is ░░░░░░░░ Khalil has a green ░░░░░░░░ so did the student ░░░░░░░░ me picked up this ░░░░░░░░ There s a regulation ░░░░░░░░ passed in the height ░░░░░░░░ the Cold War that ░░░░░░░░ if the secretary of ░░░░░░░░ makes a finding that ░░░░░░░░ is there are two ░░░░░░░░ things going on here ░░░░░░░░ terrorists that s what ░░░░░░░░ say the latest student ░░░░░░░░ up did or somehow ░░░░░░░░ risk to national security ░░░░░░░░ can have their visa ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ of law that says ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ guess or they may ░░░░░░░░ second guess Rubio s ░░░░░░░░ about that fact are ░░░░░░░░ a risk to national ░░░░░░░░ So in the latest ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a frontal attack on ░░░░░░░░ actual regulation because it ░░░░░░░░ very clear that what ░░░░░░░░ happened here is based ░░░░░░░░ on First Amendment activity ░░░░░░░░ was one of the ░░░░░░░░ of the demonstration and ░░░░░░░░ person picked up this ░░░░░░░░ wrote an op ed ░░░░░░░░ then based on that ░░░░░░░░ made this judgment It ░░░░░░░░ really that judgment and ░░░░░░░░ way it dovetails with ░░░░░░░░ Amendment activity that gives ░░░░░░░░ here But that may ░░░░░░░░ the aspect of the ░░░░░░░░ scheme that is hardest ░░░░░░░░ challenge DIAZ BALART And ░░░░░░░░ Harry what kind of ░░░░░░░░ is there for this ░░░░░░░░ you were talking about ░░░░░░░░ the what the legal ░░░░░░░░ of it from the ░░░░░░░░ LITMAN Yeah DIAZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ state s perspective is ░░░░░░░░ Cold War law LITMAN ░░░░░░░░ is precedent for using ░░░░░░░░ law without questioning the ░░░░░░░░ of state Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ signs a piece of ░░░░░░░░ I think this person ░░░░░░░░ a risk to national ░░░░░░░░ Now remember we re ░░░░░░░░ about immigration status And ░░░░░░░░ Rubio was saying you ░░░░░░░░ it s very different ░░░░░░░░ revoke a visa especially ░░░░░░░░ student visa even a ░░░░░░░░ card than it is ░░░░░░░░ charge someone with a ░░░░░░░░ But the precedent is ░░░░░░░░ for secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ determine that someone is ░░░░░░░░ danger if they if ░░░░░░░░ continue to have their ░░░░░░░░ status permitting them to ░░░░░░░░ here I think the ░░░░░░░░ thing that is animating ░░░░░░░░ protesters is they think ░░░░░░░░ what we know ain ░░░░░░░░ a lot to suggest ░░░░░░░░ these two people are ░░░░░░░░ risk to national security ░░░░░░░░ what the reg says ░░░░░░░░ that s a call ░░░░░░░░ Rubio to make not ░░░░░░░░ courts The courts can ░░░░░░░░ other things like are ░░░░░░░░ the person named Is ░░░░░░░░ regulation constitutional But this ░░░░░░░░ judgment by Rubio is ░░░░░░░░ to be very hard ░░░░░░░░ overturn.”