US Edition
Federal attorneys dispute Jeanette Vizguerra’s right to claim a First Amendment violation in detention challenge
- Federal attorneys dispute Jeanette Vizguerra's right to claim a First Amendment violation after her March 17 detention outside a Denver Target store.
- Vizguerra, a noncitizen and immigrant-rights advocate, was detained following a reinstated removal order while her lawyers filed First Amendment retaliation claims.
- Plaintiffs argue the government targets noncitizens for political speech on Palestine and Israel, describing widespread fear-induced self-censorship among lawful permanent residents who are professors or lecturers.
- Judge Nina Wang temporarily barred ICE from deporting Vizguerra until litigation proceeds, while USCIS issued a negative fear determination on April 14 and DHS officials dismissed free speech claims.
- The case raises novel First Amendment questions on noncitizen speech rights and deportation policies, with pending litigation implying broader implications for political expression protections.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Denver Post
Federal attorneys dispute Jeanette Vizguerra’s right to claim a First Amendment violation in detention challenge
Federal lawyers urged a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado to reject Jeanette Vizguerra’s challenge of her detention in a new filing this week, arguing that she hasn’t sufficiently shown the government was retaliating against her activism when authorities arrested her. The well-known immigrant-rights advocate was in the country without proper legal status, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were following a reinstated removal or…
Colorado Newsline
The Grand Junction Daily SentinelTrump administration lawyers reject allegation of retaliatory arrest in Jeanette Vizguerra case
A protester at the Hands Off! rally and march opposing President Donald Trump's administration holds a sign in support of Jeanette Vizguerra, a nationally known immigration rights activist who lives in Denver and has been in ICE custody since March 17, on April 5, 2025, at the Colorado Capitol in Denver. The protest was one of over 1,000 planned across the country. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)Lawyers for the federal government rejected imm…
Deportation For "Pro-Palestine Or Anti-Israel Political Speech" May Violate The First Amendment, Court Holds
From today's decision by Judge William Young (D. Mass.) in American Ass'n of Univ. Profs. v. Rubio: This case raises the issue of whether certain Public Officials can enforce a policy of arresting, detaining and deporting non-citizens who are otherwise here legally based solely upon their pro-Palestine or anti-Israel political speech….
Deportation for "Pro-Palestine or Anti-Israel Political Speech" May Violate the First Amendment, Court Holds
[1.] From today's decision by Judge William Young (D. Mass.) in American Ass'n of Univ. Profs. v. Rubio: This case raises the issue of whether certain Public Officials can enforce a policy of arresting, detaining and deporting non-citizens who are otherwise here legally based solely upon their pro-Palestine or anti-Israel political speech…. The court allowed plaintiffs' First Amendment challenges to go forward: Although this case raises novel Fi…
The Big Deal in Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor is The First Amendment - The Illusion of More
The U.S. Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments in Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor—a case brought by three families petitioning, on First Amendment Free Exercise grounds, to have their young children opt out of class time involving age-appropriate books that depict homosexual characters. The families—one Muslim, the other two Catholic—are not seeking to ban […] The post The Big Deal in Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor is The First Amendment appeared firs…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
