Apologies for returning to this topic, but it’s worth serious reflection. While it’s unlikely to become official policy regarding the deportation of Hamas supporters from the U.S., Mike Davis—a former law clerk to Justice Neil Gorsuch and prominent legal commentator—floated an idea during an appearance on The Ingraham Angle in April. His proposal specifically addressed naturalized American citizens who took part in the unrest.
Davis is known for his unapologetically bold views, which has made him a striking presence on social media. On this issue, he suggested that the Trump administration could pursue denaturalization proceedings against Hamas supporters as a precursor to potential deportation. According to Davis, this legal avenue is viable for up to ten years after naturalization if evidence surfaces linking an individual to support for Hamas. It’s a dramatic, high-stakes approach—what some might call the nuclear option in the realm of deportation policy. Per RealClearPolitics:
LAURA INGRAHAM, FOX NEWS: Joining me now, Mike Davis, president of The Article Three Project, former clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Mike, now this is not a federal judge. Immigration judges are separate from the federal court system and his lawyers late today said, this is not the end of the road. We’re going to file in federal court in New Jersey. Well, how do you think this is going to go on the federal level after this immigration judge ruled as she did today?
MIKE DAVIS, PRESIDENT, THE ARTICLE THREE PROJECT: Well, President Trump campaigned on the fact he’s going to secure our border, and he’s going to deport illegal immigrants, particularly those who support Hamas. And that’s exactly what President Trump is doing here.
Not only does he have that power, that duty under our immigration statutes that have been on the books for 70 plus years, he also has that duty as commander in chief to make sure we do not have these dangerous individuals in our country.
INGRAHAM: Well, ACLU’s, executive director today, before this ruling came out, said this is a clear attack on the First Amendment. Mr. Khalil is a permanent resident. He’s not an illegal immigrant. He’s married to an American citizen, is about to have a baby, and this clearly is just punishing speech that is unpopular. Your response to that.
DAVIS: Well, you can actually denaturalize American citizens who are naturalized if they are Hamas supporters up to 10 years after they were naturalized. So, if you can do that to naturalized citizens, you can certainly get rid of these — these residents.
There are a lot of great people on the side of America who have put on their thinking caps and are dropping all sorts of viable options for the Trump administration to utilize to rid our country of America-hating radicals. This appears to be another, no matter how ‘extreme’ it might seem.