"Over the weekend, thousands of people across the country participated in "No Kings" rallies, protesting what they perceive to be President Donald Trump's abuse of executive power. That included many Towson University students, who had originally planned to hold the protest on the Maryland campus. But when university administrators began asking for the names and addresses of speakers, organizers moved the rally off campus to avoid "[putting] them in harm's way," one organizer told the Banner."
"Student organizers said they were concerned that "the university ... would then pass [speakers' names] to the FBI, when we know that the president wants to come after those types of people," though the university clarified that it doesn't run visitors' names through FBI background checks. This year, the federal government has detained numerous international university students who have made public statements the Trump administration disagrees with as part of its broader crackdown on higher education institutions and immigrants."
Thousands nationwide participated in "No Kings" rallies protesting perceived abuse of executive power by President Donald Trump. Towson University students planned an on-campus protest but moved it off campus after administrators requested names and addresses of participants to determine necessary security. Organizers feared that providing names could expose individuals to federal scrutiny amid a recent pattern of detentions of international students and a broader crackdown affecting higher education and immigrants. The university said the request is standard protocol to assess security needs and clarified it does not run visitors' names through FBI background checks. Organizers cited concerns about potential political violence.
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