Federal judge rules in favour of foreign students in fight against Trump’s free speech crackdown
A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students supporting Palestinian rights, affirming their First Amendment protections. U.S. District Judge William Young ruled that noncitizens have the same free speech rights as Americans, rejecting deportation efforts tied to pro-Palestinian activism. The decision underscores constitutional limits on executive power and its implications for campus dissent.
A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students supporting Palestinian rights, affirming their First Amendment protections. U.S. District Judge William Young ruled that noncitizens have the same free speech rights as Americans, rejecting deportation efforts tied to pro-Palestinian activism. The decision underscores constitutional limits on executive power and its implications for campus dissent.
