Donald Trump's administration is intensifying its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, especially foreign-born students and academics, particularly those involved in pro-Palestinian protests. This initiative includes militarizing border security and justifying detentions based on perceived opposition to U.S. policies. Lawmakers and rights advocates are alarmed by this approach, which leverages obscure immigration laws to detain individuals based on their political expressions rather than any criminal activity. High-profile cases are emerging, such as that of Mahmoud Khalil, who has faced detention without formal charges amid political repression and scrutiny of free speech protections.
In recent weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams suddenly began arresting and detaining foreign-born students and academics on visas or green cards.
The government is using obscure immigration law to make extraordinary claims in cases like Khalil's that it can summarily detain and deport people for constitutionally-protected free speech.
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