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Professors Sue #Trump Admin Over Arrests of Campus Protesters
The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen #students & #faculty members deprives US citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.
#immigration #law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #democracy #authoritarianism #dissent
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/nyregion/professors-sue-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=C3943887-A1F9-454A-B3EE-835680EF3F6D
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Massachusetts, takes a broader approach than a flurry of other recent lawsuits challenging the federal govt’s #deportation policies on college campuses. Those suits, including 2 involving a #ColumbiaUniversity student & a recent grad who are #GreenCard holders, aim to stop individual deportation proceedings.
The lawsuit filed Tues challenges the #Trump admin’s overall approach to deportation, saying it is #unconstitutional.
The decision to target noncitizens who participate in pro-#Palestinian #protest activity and speech, the lawsuit argues, has created a broadly chilling effect on what can be heard on college campuses.
@Nonilex This is excellent. So proud of AAUP.