MIT Says It Won’t Suspend Disruptive Anti-Israel Students Because of Potential Deportation

The school decided to not punish disruptive student protestors, citing potential ‘visa issues.’
MIT Says It Won’t Suspend Disruptive Anti-Israel Students Because of Potential Deportation
Pro-Palestinian students hang a Palestinian flag on the student center wall at a rally to support Palestine at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 19, 2023. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) won’t suspend certain students for their actions during an anti-Israel protest because the students could be forced to leave the country, the prestigious engineering school said.

In response to a persistent protest that led to the shutdown of a main lobby on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for several hours on the morning of Nov. 7, MIT initially warned the many students who refused to disperse that they could jeopardize their place in the school.