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Do you remember the emotions you experienced when you were first moving into college? SO many emotions. Excitement because you get to live on your own but yet anxious because you won't have your parents right there. Learning how to live in a new area is scary, but unlike Ismail B. Ajjawi, I was just moving to a different city in my home state, not a whole country. While freshman began settling in at Harvard University on Tuesday afternoon, Ajjawi was dealing with many different emotions than any other freshman that day.

Shortly after Ajjawi makes his way into Boston, he has to try and negotiate his way into staying in the U.S. After hours of questioning and extensive searching, they find Ajjawi's friends had made posts about politics that oppose the U.S. and because of the posts his friend's made, he now has his VISA revoked and was deported. The school states in this Crimson article that they are trying to get this taken care of before classes start on September third so Ajjawi can start classes along with all the other freshman.

As a young college student myself I find this very surprising. I have seen plenty of people that live in the U.S. post negative and even threatening posts about the U.S. but no action is taken. So why is Ajjawi getting hit so hard for something he didn't even post. In my eyes, he did everything right to get into the country and he is backed by so many people, why are immigration services focussing so much on him when there are way more illegal immigration issues that they could be worrying about.

I guess this story just proves to me that whatever I post or whatever my friends post could play a big role in the way my life could go. Who knew that some random social media posts made my friends could effect someone's chances of traveling to the U.S. to better their education? 
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  1. Michael BernerAugust 31, 2019 at 9:14 AM

    I feel for your friend as that is a very disheartening story. Also, I completely agree with your statement about social media. Everyday we make posts or comments about any and everything, but none of us ever think about the punishment or backlash that may come from it.
    Typically, we view it as harmless, but that can no longer be the frame of mind in today's society.

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