Here is a hypothetical. Consider an entering Harvard freshman who represents himself as a poor student from a backwater in Poland. After an hours long interview upon arrival to the US, CBP seizes his phone, and it is found to have “friends” who belonged to Neo-Nazi skinhead groups; posts by those friends espouse white supremacy and hateful rhetoric about those of certain other races, ethnicities, and religions, in particular Muslims. However, the student truthfully states that he has never commented upon or shared any such posts, ever. He is excluded and sent back to Poland. Would CC posters be so supportive?
Let’s wait until all the facts come out. If I were representing Mr Ajjawi and I knew there was no real disqualifying material, I don’t think I would have advised him to go public with these accusations and allegations of mistreatment. I might have even advised him to offer a statement that he understands why the United States needs to be careful and that he would like to work through his attorneys to show that he is innocent.
If I knew there actually was disqualifying information found, though…