A 17-year-old Palestinian student who was prevented from entering the United States arrives at Harvard

Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student living in Lebanon, who was reportedly prevented from entering the United States because of his friends' social media publications, arrived Monday at Harvard University to start his academic career, The Harvard Crimson. reported.

"The last ten days have been tough and anxious, but we are very grateful for the thousands of messages of support, especially the work of AMIDEAST," said a family member. AMIDEAST is a non-profit organization that has awarded Ajjawi a legal aid scholarship.

His family continued, "We now hope that everyone can respect Ismail and Ismail's privacy and he can now simply focus on his integration into college and his important class work."

Akkawi, who is seriously considering studying medicine this fall, was denied entry to the United States after landing 10 days ago at Logan International Airport in Boston. The freshman said the denial had to do with his friends' posts on social media of a political nature.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman Michael McCarthy said the decision to cancel Ajjawi's visa was based on information discovered during an inspection but did not not specified the nature of this information.

"We really appreciate the efforts of so many people and leaders in Lebanon, Washington, Massachusetts, and Harvard, who allowed our son, Ismail Ajjawi, to begin his Harvard studies with his class," she said. statement from his family.

His family lived in a Palestinian refugee camp in the port city of Tire, in southern Lebanon.

In adolescence, Ajjawi made headlines in Lebanon for being one of the best markers in primary and secondary school exams. "I want to become a doctor because many things in medicine have not been discovered yet," he told a station in Lebanon earlier this year.

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Postal administrations had excavated electronic devices and social media at the borders, but freedom of expression groups complain that they have been stepped up since the entry into force. according to President Trump in 2017.

The Trump administration said that reinforced searches were essential to prevent extremists from entering the country.