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Trump Wasn't First to Order Middle East Students Deported, And POTUS Who Did Was Democratic Hero

By C. Douglas Golden April 4, 2025 at 2:00pm

It’s a plan to deport students from a foreign country that might have sympathies for extremists. It’s faced trouble in court.

And it was put forward by the administration of President Donald Trump? Actually, no.

Try James Earl Carter.

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Anti-Semitism, Colleges and universities, Deportation, Donald Trump, Hamas, Immigration, Iran, Israel, Jimmy Carter, Trump administration

C. Douglas Golden

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Topics of Expertise

American Politics, World Politics, Culture