"They did so in order to strike fear into similarly situated non-citizen pro-Palestinian individuals, pro-actively (and effectively) curbing lawful pro-Palestinian speech and intentionally denying such individuals the freedom of speech that is their right, Young wrote. Moreover, the effect of these targeted deportation proceedings continues unconstitutionally to chill freedom of speech to this day. The ruling represents a major rebuke to the Trump administration's efforts to penalise non-citizens who participated in campus activism against the war on Gaza last year."
"Rubio has said that he revoked the visas of hundreds of students including legal permanent residents over their Palestine activism. The case was brought forward by American Association of University Professors, which has been pushing back on Trump's campaign to reshape higher education to align more with his right-wing worldview. During the proceedings, federal officials acknowledged relying on Canary Mission a shadowy doxxing website that critics describe as a hate group to identify foreign students for removal."
Federal District Judge William Young ruled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misused immigration powers to deport non-citizen pro-Palestinian student activists. The judge found the deportation campaign intended to strike fear among similarly situated non-citizen individuals, curbing lawful pro-Palestinian speech and denying freedom of speech. The court held that the effects of the targeted deportation proceedings continue to unconstitutionally chill speech. The ruling rebukes efforts to penalise non-citizens for campus activism against the war on Gaza. Federal officials acknowledged relying on Canary Mission to identify foreign students for removal. Several students, including Mahmoud Khalil, faced detention and missed major family events.
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