Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activists
Judge Noël Wise said the government singled out protected speech, finding the visa revocation policy chilled student reporting and activism.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Noel Wise ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution by using immigration laws to deport students critical of Israeli policies in Gaza.
- The Stanford Daily and two international students sued the administration in August 2025, claiming federal officials weaponized the Immigration and Nationality Act to revoke visas for protected speech.
- Court documents reveal the newspaper's coverage suffered a "chilling effect," with more than 150 members declining to cover protests or the war in Gaza for fear of deportation.
- Editor-in-Chief George Porteous celebrated the ruling, stating "Today's victory means they won't have to" fear deportation, while FIRE attorney Conor Fitzpatrick called free speech an inalienable right.
- Wise criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "standardless" enforcement of visa revocations, noting the government cannot punish citizens or noncitizens simply because officials dislike their protected political speech.
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A California federal judge stated that President Donald Trump's government is unconstitutionally silenced critics of Israel's war in Gaza by threatening to deport foreigners who, according to the government, caused disturbances in university camps when expressing their opinions. Judge Noël Wise, in a decision released on Friday, gave rise to the Stanford University student newspaper, which claimed that some foreign students were afraid to manife…
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules, saying speech and press freedoms are 'foundational to America’s enduring democracy'
“Freedom of speech is illusory if we are only ‘free’ to express complementary views about the government and its leaders,” the judge wrote.
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules - Regional Media News
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest to deport noncitizens who it [...]
US Court Rules Trump Cannot Deport Students For Criticising Israel
Judge Noel Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
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