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Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists faces federal trial

UNITED STATES, JUL 6 – The lawsuit challenges a policy that led to over 300 visa revocations targeting international students and scholars involved in pro-Palestinian activism, citing First Amendment violations.

  • On Monday, a federal bench trial commenced in Boston addressing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s efforts targeting pro-Palestinian faculty and students at U.S. universities.
  • The lawsuit arose after arrests and deportations followed activism criticizing Israeli policies after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, with some disputing the existence of an official policy.
  • Plaintiffs cited cases like Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, detained six weeks and released in May after an op-ed criticizing her school's Gaza response, and activist Mahmoud Khalil, held 104 days before his recent release.
  • Plaintiffs stated that the defendants have openly acknowledged and supported their policy, even claiming credit for it politically, while noncitizen students and faculty have been frightened into silence and are steering clear of pro-Palestinian activities.
  • The trial’s result may establish whether the administration’s actions infringed on free speech rights and failed to comply with federal rules governing agency regulations, amid allegations that immigration enforcement was used to suppress activism at several universities.
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