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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on Trump admin's latest move against Harvard warns that more students could end up deported for their free speech

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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan civil liberties watchdog, quickly condemned the Trump administration today over its latest sanction against Harvard University. FIRE, as the nonprofit is often called, said the Trump administration's decision to halt Harvard's ability to enroll international students is "un-American." In a statement, it drew particular attention to the Department of Homeland Security's demand for audio and video footage of "any protest activity" involving international students and called it "gravely alarming." "This sweeping fishing expedition reaches protected expression and must be flatly rejected," FIRE said in a statement. "The Department is already arresting and seeking to deport students for engaging in protected political activity it disfavors. Were Harvard to capitulate to Secretary Noem’s unlawful demands, more students could face such consequences. The administration’s demand for a surveillance state at Harvard is anathema to American freedom. "The administration seems hellbent on employing every means at its disposal — no matter how unlawful or unconstitutional — to retaliate against Harvard and other colleges and universities for speech it doesn’t like," the statement continued. "This has to stop."
May 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a Trump administration request that allows the president to fire members of independent federal agencies.

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Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members
President Donald Trump's actions tee up a significant question over whether provisions intended to protect independent agencies from political interference are constitutional.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Context here on legal experts the other day saying why they did not think the probe into Dugan warranted charges: www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
A Milwaukee judge is accused of helping a man evade ICE. What do legal experts have to say?
Former federal prosecutors say they are not certain Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan's actions constitute a crime.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM