{"id":2492954,"date":"2025-09-30T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unlawfully-targeted-noncitizens-over-gaza-protests-judge\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:44:53","slug":"trump-unlawfully-targeted-noncitizens-over-gaza-protests-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unlawfully-targeted-noncitizens-over-gaza-protests-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump unlawfully targeted noncitizens over Gaza protests: Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-unlawfully-targeted-noncitizens-over-gaza-protests-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-dissidents-slam-nominee-for-top-defense-post\/\" title=\"Iranian Dissidents Slam Nominee for Top Defense Post\">federal judge ruled<\/a> that the Trump management unlawfully targeted noncitizens, particularly foreign students and faculty, for deportation in retaliation for their pro-Palestinian advocacy and protests related to the Gaza conflict. U.S. District Judge William Young found that the Departments of State and Homeland Security implemented policies that revoked visas and initiated removals to suppress lawful free speech on U.S. college campuses, violating the Frist Amendment. The ruling followed a bench trial brought by college faculty associations who argued that these actions constituted retaliation against protected political expression. The judge affirmed that noncitizens have the same free speech rights as citizens and condemned the administration&#8217;s deliberate efforts to silence dissent. The case could lead to further legal scrutiny, possibly reaching the Supreme Court if appealed. Notable individuals affected include Mahmoud Khalil and R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, who faced detention and deportation proceedings tied to their activism. The ruling calls for potential remedies to prevent continuation of such policies. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge finds Trump officials unlawfully targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza protests<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2360515\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> violated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Amendment<\/a> by targeting foreign nationals for deportation in response to pro-Palestinian advocacy and campus protests over the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge William Young of Boston, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, found that the departments of state and homeland security implemented an unconstitutional policy of revoking visas and ordering the removal of foreign students and faculty who participated in speech critical of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a> or supportive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza<\/a>. Young said the actions were clearly meant to suppress lawful expression on U.S. college campuses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3830593\/pam-bondi-orders-federal-agents-defend-ice-against-extreme-political-violence\/\">Bondi orders federal agents to defend ICE against &#8216;extreme political violence&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3830546\/pritzker-warns-trump-sending-troops-illinois-raging-speech-jackbooted-thugs\/\">Pritzker warns against Trump sending troops to Illinois in raging speech: &#8216;Jackbooted thugs&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3830080\/louisiana-mailed-abortion-pills-lawsuit-california-doctor\/\">Louisiana sues California doctor over mail prescription of mifepristone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This Court finds by clear and convincing evidence,&rdquo; Young wrote in his <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.282460\/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">55-page opinion<\/a>, &ldquo;that the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio &hellip; did so concert their actions and those of their two departments intentionally to chill the rights to freedom of speech and peacefully to assemble of the non-citizen plaintiff members of the plaintiff associations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ruling follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3428827\/trial-free-speech-trump-administration-foreign-students-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bench trial brought by multiple college faculty associations<\/a> who argued that the Trump administration&rsquo;s pattern of visa revocations, detentions, and deportations amounted to unlawful retaliation against protected political speech. The judge agreed, finding that the evidence showed a &ldquo;deliberate and purposeful&rdquo; effort by the department heads to silence dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Young said he would determine what remedies to impose at a later stage of the case. Attorneys for the plaintiffs have requested a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >court order prohibiting federal officials<\/a> from continuing the policy or threatening similar reprisals in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit challenged part of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s broader hard-line immigration agenda, which included numerous enforcement actions against foreign nationals on U.S. soil, especially in the case of students on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the case sought to answer whether noncitizens enjoy the &ldquo;same free speech rights as the rest of us,&rdquo; the judge wrote, referring to legal citizens. He wrote the answer is &ldquo;unequivocally &lsquo;yes, they do.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;No law&rsquo; means &lsquo;no law.&rsquo; The First Amendment does not draw President Trump&rsquo;s invidious distinction and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence,&rdquo; Young added.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio has argued that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, the statute invoked to carry out Trump&rsquo;s deportation efforts, carries a carveout for the deportation of noncitizens if their presence has &ldquo;potentially serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-memo-delaying-deportation-of-palestinians-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Biden delays ... of Palestinians in U.S\">adverse foreign policy consequences<\/a>.&rdquo; Now, the case appears on track for a potentially landmark review by higher courts and perhaps the Supreme Court, assuming the Trump administration decides to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for DHS and the Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling follows months of legal challenges brought by groups representing affected students, including several high-profile cases. While targeting these noncitizen activists based on protests has proven difficult, the administration has found success using other means, such as accusations that they improperly filled out green card applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3428827\/trial-free-speech-trump-administration-foreign-students-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN&rsquo;T AVOID &lsquo;FREE SPEECH&rsquo; TRIAL ON STUDENT PROTESTS: JUDGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among figures initially targeted over extremist views on the Gaza war was Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who was detained for more than three months after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents revoked his visa following his participation in campus protests. Earlier this month, an immigration judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3813040\/judge-order-mahmoud-khalil-deported-algeria-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found Khalil could soon be deported<\/a> on the grounds that he &ldquo;willfully misrepresented&rdquo; himself on his green card application.<\/p>\n<p>In another case, R&uuml;meysa &Ouml;zt&uuml;rk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts, was arrested and held in federal custody after immigration officials accused her of supporting extremist speech &mdash; claims her attorneys deny. A three-judge federal appellate court panel <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/oral-arguments-lawsuits-rumeysa-ozturk-mohsen-mahdawi\/story?id=126073251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heard arguments Tuesday<\/a> over the federal government&rsquo;s bid to overturn a district judge&rsquo;s decision that ordered her release on bail earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge: Trump officials unlawfully targeted noncitizens over Gaza protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2492955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2231531479.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64051,32691,13833,3634,64334],"class_list":["post-2492954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gaza-protests","tag-judge-ruling","tag-noncitizens","tag-trump","tag-unlawful-targeting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2231531479.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492958,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492954\/revisions\/2492958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}