FIU Students Sue After Silent ICE Protest Gets Them Disciplined

FIU students sue after silent ICE protest gets them disciplined

FIU students who wore "ICE OFF FIU" shirts during a silent protest are being forced to submit reflection videos or lose their diplomas. Now they're suing.

Florida International University sued for punishing anti-ICE student protesters

Members of an anti-ICE student group at Florida International University filed a lawsuit Tuesday against administrators for punishing them over a protest they conducted during a campus event featuring former Major League Baseball star Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez. The student-led group, ICEBreakers, argues that the non-violent, silent demonstration they held during the on-campus event with FIU… Source

A Florida university is being sued for disciplining students over a silent protest

The lawsuit against Florida International University is for disciplining seven students who took part in a silent protest against ICE on campus in March.

ACLU Sues Florida International for punishing ICE protesters

Florida International University is being sued after punishing students who protested against immigration enforcement, according to a news release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, which filed the lawsuit on the students

FIU students file federal lawsuit over ICE protest clampdown

View from the FIU campus. (Photo via FIU)Just over a year after Florida International University police signed a 287(g) agreement with ICE, an organization formed to contest the move filed suit against the university. The suit stems from a March 13 anti-ICE protest during a public event with FIU President Jeanette Nuñez and retired pro baseballer Alex Rodriguez. Students stood up in the audience, turned around and faced the crowd while donning s…

Group of FIU students punished for silent protest suing university

A group of Florida International University students has filed a lawsuit against the university and its president after they were punished for holding a silent protest during a campus event against the school's agreement to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.