Judge Voids 1 Immigration Provision Used to Deport Students Over Israel Criticism
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 29
Judge Voids 1 Immigration Provision Used to Deport Students Over Israel Criticism
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 29
Summary
A California federal judge ruled the Trump administration violated international students’ constitutional rights by seeking to deport them for criticizing Israel’s war in Gaza.
In a 90-page opinion, Judge Noël Wise said the administration used immigration law to punish protected speech, targeting views the government disliked.
Wise effectively struck down the key provision at issue, finding it violated the First and Fifth Amendments because it was vague and let the secretary of state remove noncitizens for protected expression.
The lawsuit was brought by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, whose lawyers said the ruling affirmed that free speech protections extend to noncitizens as well as citizens.