Judge rules against Trump over deporting students critical of Israel

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it sought to deport international students critical of Israel.

A federal judge in the Northern District of California has ruled against the Trump administration’s policy of deportation when it comes to revoking the visas of and deporting non-citizens who protest Israel in support of Gaza. Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Noel Wise agreed with the Stanford Daily newspaper in its

The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.

“Freedom of speech is illusory if we are only ‘free’ to express complementary views about the government and its leaders,” the judge wrote.

Judge Noel Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.

Federal judge warns against ‘downward spiral’ for First Amendment after administration threatens to revoke visas over pro-Palestine views

A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students' rights to free speech.

Trump Cannot Deport Students For Criticizing Israel, Judge Rules  HuffPost

Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.

The decision largely piggybacks on findings from nearly a year ago by a U.S. district judge in Boston, who ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted people who are not citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules  Toronto Star

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel and others in its quest to deport noncitizens who the government says have disrupted college campuses as they expressed their views

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules  AP News

"Stated plainly, freedom of speech belongs to the people," a federal judge wrote. "It is not the government’s to take."

The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.