Chicago and Illinois Sue To Stop Trump’s Guard Deployment Plan After Portland Ruling

A DHS spokesperson said in response to the lawsuit that “the First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting.”

Lawyers Ask Judge To Order ICE To Free Spanish-Language Journalist From Immigration Detention

A petition filed in federal court late Wednesday says the government is violating Mario Guevara’s constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Georgetown Student Released From Detention After Federal Judge’s Ruling

Badar Khan Suri is awaiting the outcome of his petition against the Trump administration for wrongful arrest and detention in violation of the First Amendment rights.

Turkish Tufts University Student Released From Louisiana Detention Center

A federal judge ordered her release pending a final decision on her claim that she was illegally detained following an op-ed she co-wrote last year criticizing her university’s response to Israel and the war in Gaza.

US Immigration Officials Look To Expand Social Media Data Collection

The notice raised alarms from immigration and free speech advocates because it appears to expand the government’s reach in social media surveillance to people already vetted and in the U.S. legally.

White House Pressures Columbia University as It Seeks To Deport Pro-Palestinian Activists

Columbia had been given names and was refusing to help the Department of Homeland Security “to identify those individuals on campus.”

Arrest of Palestinian Activist Stirs Questions About Protections for Students and Green Card Holders

Homeland Security officials and President Donald Trump have indicated that the arrest was directly tied to his role in the protests last spring at Columbia University.

Trump Warns That Arrest of Palestinian Activist at Columbia Will Be ‘First of Many’

He is the first person known to be detained for deportation under Trump’s promised crackdown on student protests against Israel and the war in Gaza.