A Massachusetts federal court case assesses the Trump administration's policy of deporting immigrants due to their political expressions. The lawsuit, initiated by the Knight First Amendment Institute, represents multiple academic associations including the AAUP. It focuses on the deportation of students, particularly Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate protest leader, whose legal status was revoked for views contrary to US foreign policy. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted to revoking the status of numerous protesters based on their speech, exemplifying the chilling effect on free expression.
"I lie sleepless ... in Jena, Louisiana, far from my wife, Noor, who will give birth to our baby in two weeks," he wrote.
Khalil and several other students had their legal immigration status revoked not for having committed any crime, but because the Trump administration deemed their views at odds with the 'foreign policy objective[s]' of the United States.
The lawsuit challenges attempts by the Trump administration to arrest and remove foreign-born college students from the country based purely on their pro-Palestine speech.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the defendant in this case, has acknowledged stripping the legal status of hundreds of student protesters based on their speech.
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