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by openuntil3am 70 days ago
I don't endorse their views, but "hailing the great deeds of Islamic terrorists" is protected speech.
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Lying about your asylum claims (these individuals traveled back to Iran, twice, for vacation) is in fact illegal.
That is an important piece of context that isn't mentioned in the linked article. Instead, the state department makes it seem like they were kicked out for espousing opinions that the government doesn't like.
More: Sounding like a shill for the Iranian regime causes questions about the legitimacy of the asylum claims, completely apart from any travel.