Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules – WTOP News
- On Friday, a California judge ruled the Trump administration's order to deport non-citizens for criticizing Israel's war in Gaza and supporting Palestinians is unconstitutional, striking down provisions violating the First Amendment and Fifth Amendment.
- Authorities allegedly retaliated against individuals expressing views against Israel and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk in March 2025, prompting the legal challenge that reached California courts.
- A Boston federal judge previously ruled the administration violated the Constitution by targeting non-citizens for their speech, and Wise wrote that "the freedoms of speech and the press are foundational to America's enduring democracy."
- Conor Fitzpatrick, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, praised the ruling, saying "In America, free speech doesn't just belong to the people who say things the government agrees with." The Justice Department did not respond Saturday to a request for comment.
- Wise stated that "zealous protection of our Constitutional right to free speech is a provocative demonstration of our country's powerful lack of fear," ensuring free speech protections extend to all regardless of government agreement.
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Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the US government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration’s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views. Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for The Stanford Daily, the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has sai…
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules – WTOP News
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration ‘s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views. Judge Noël...
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