US judge rules against Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian students
A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students’ rights to free speech. A United States federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration violated the constitutional rights of international students when it sought to punish them for criticising Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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- Fact 1: Mahmoud Khalil alleges conspiracy in lawsuit against Trump officials US court affirms release of pro-Palestine scholar as legal battle continues Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students “Stated plainly, in the United States, freedom of speech belongs to the people,” Wise said in her 90-page decision.
- Fact 2: The detentions began with Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil in March 2025.
- Fact 3: In August 2025, Stanford University’s independent student newspaper, the Stanford Daily, filed a complaint claiming that some of its noncitizen writers had chosen not to cover pro-Palestinian protests due to the administration’s actions.
- Fact 4: “The record does reveal one clear pattern in the enforcement actions the government has taken to revoke noncitizens’ visas since March of 2025,” the judge wrote.
A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students’ rights to free speech. A United States federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration violated the constitutional rights of international students when it sought to punish them for criticising Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
In California on Friday, District Judge Noel Wise heaped criticism on the US Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the agencies attempted to deport noncitizens over protected speech. Mahmoud Khalil alleges conspiracy in lawsuit against Trump officials US court affirms release of pro-Palestine scholar as legal battle continues Judge nixes Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard did not protect Jewish students “Stated plainly, in the United States, freedom of speech belongs to the people,” Wise said in her 90-page decision. “It is not the government’s to take.” Wise, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, added that, in the US, speaking out about the government and its leaders was a testament to the health of the country’s democracy.
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