Yes. “Hate speech” has a specific legal definition in the US.
Holocaust denial is not hate speech. People should be allowed to question a historic event. People should be allowed to think.
Holocaust denial is not hate speech. People should be allowed to question a historic event. People should be allowed to think.
I think you got the facts mixed up. The person who wrote the op ed was not an American citizen and they were not jailed, they were ordered to return to their home country. They were on a student visa which is conditional and it is a privilege, not a right. They raised some flags and the student visa was revoked.