"The Trump administration has wielded the "terrorist" label to stigmatize and strip rights from student activists and migrants, using unsubstantiated evidence to justify its actions."
"Congress is poised to fast-track a bill granting the executive branch authority to label and incapacitate political opponents as supporters of terrorism, presenting a significant threat to nonprofits."
This week, House Republicans included a troubling provision in their new tax bill that could allow the Trump administration to label and target certain nonprofits as "terrorist-supporting organizations," jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. This move follows a pattern of using the "terrorist" label to delegitimize and negatively impact various groups, including student activists and migrants. The bill could fast-track this authority, raising alarms about the potential for misuse against organizations that oppose the president's policies, thereby threatening civil society's operational viability.
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