Group of FIU students punished for silent protest suing university

ACLU Sues Florida International for punishing ICE protesters

Florida International University is being sued after punishing students who protested against immigration enforcement, according to a news release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, which filed the lawsuit on the students

FIU students file federal lawsuit over ICE protest clampdown

View from the FIU campus. (Photo via FIU)Just over a year after Florida International University police signed a 287(g) agreement with ICE, an organization formed to contest the move filed suit against the university. The suit stems from a March 13 anti-ICE protest during a public event with FIU President Jeanette Nuñez and retired pro baseballer Alex Rodriguez. Students stood up in the audience, turned around and faced the crowd while donning s…

Group of FIU students punished for silent protest suing university

A group of Florida International University students has filed a lawsuit against the university and its president after they were punished for holding a silent protest during a campus event against the school's agreement to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.