New York Attorney General Letitia James, alongside 18 other attorneys general, filed a legal challenge against the Trump administration's 'Ideological Deportation Policy', which purportedly allows the detention and deportation of noncitizens for exercising free speech. This amicus brief in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio argues that the policy violates the First Amendment and harms academic institutions and student welfare. The coalition cites evidence of immigration overreach, asserting that more than 800 visa cancellations have occurred, which undermines academic freedom and suppresses important discussions within academic communities.
Our democracy depends on the freedom to think, to speak, and to learn without fear. No one should face detention or deportation for exercising their right to free speech - not in New York or in any other state in our nation.
This policy is a dangerous overreach, and I will not allow fear and censorship to replace freedom and opportunity. My office is standing firmly against any effort to weaponize immigration to silence free speech and dissent.
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