US judge blocks student deportations over Israel war criticism
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deport students for criticising Israel's Gaza war, citing First Amendment protections.
A federal judge in California has blocked the US government from deporting students based on their criticism of Israel's war with Gaza. The judge found that such deportations would unconstitutionally violate First Amendment protections. The ruling represents another legal defeat for Trump's immigration agenda.
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Trump’s immigration agenda suffers another legal setback
Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the US government cannot deport students for criticising Israel’s war with Gaza.
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Trump cannot deport students for criticising Israel, judge rules
A federal judge in California says the American government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others.