The cable encourages #State Dept employees to report on one another through a tip form that can be anonymous. “Reports should be as detailed as possible, including names, dates, locations…,” the cable reads.

Some ofcls reacted to the cable w/shock & alarm, saying that even if well-intentioned, it is based on the flawed premise that the dept harbors anti-Christian bias to begin with, & warning it could create a culture of fear as the #Trump admin pushes employees to report on one another.

#law

#State …will work with an admin-wide task force to collect info “involving anti-religious bias during the last presidential administration” & will collect examples of anti-Christian bias through anonymous employee report forms.

The cable was sent out to embassies around the world under Secy of State #MarcoRubio’s name. The instructions also were released in a department-wide notice.

#Trump #law #ChurchAndState #democracy #FreedomOfReligion #NewApostolicReformation #NAR

After receiving the recommendation from DHS, the #State Dept found that while Ozturk had protested Tufts’ relationship with Israel, neither #DHS nor #ICE nor Homeland Security investigations produced any evidence showing that Ozturk has engaged in antisemitic activity or made public statements indicating support for a terrorist organization, according to U.S. government employees briefed on the State Department’s memo.

#Trump #TrumpLies #immigration #law #StateSponsoredAbduction #DueProcess

#DHS originally recommended the revocation of #RumeysaOzturk’s #visa under an authority in the #Immigration & Nationality Act that allows for the deportation of a foreigner if the secy of state has reasonable grounds to believe the person’s presence or activities has “adverse policy consequence for the United States,” acc/to a copy of a separate memo reviewed by WaPo & sent by DHS to the #State Dept before her detention last month.

#Trump #TrumpLies #law #StateSponsoredAbduction #DueProcess