Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a press conference during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. Photo: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stripped Turkish doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk’s of her visa based on what a court later found was nothing more than her opinion piece  critical of Israel....