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Lawsuit challenges US policy barring visas for social media researchers
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research argues the policy chills protected speech and research, targeting noncitizen social media experts with visa bans and deportation threats.
- On Monday, Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute and Protect Democracy sued in Washington, D.C., to block a visa policy targeting social media researchers, citing Rubio, Noem, and Bondi as defendants.
- The State Department in early December instructed staff to deny visas for fact-checking and trust-and-safety work, following July revocations and Dec. 23 bans on five Europeans tied to foreign-policy concerns.
- Noncitizen academics and independent researchers say they live in 'pervasive fear,' losing funding and jobs while U.S. colleagues face disrupted work, with Naomi Gilens calling the policy a 'shadow over a vast range of protected activity' and Carrie DeCell warning it suppresses disfavored speech.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the lawsuit's plaintiff from arrest or detention, and a State Department spokesperson said 'a visa is a privilege, not a right.
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Free Speech Clash: Tech Coalition Challenges Trump Anti-Censorship Visa Policy
A tech group that has received funding from left-leaning nonprofits is suing the Trump administration over the threatened deportation or revocation of visas for noncitizens the State Department identified as trying to censor Americans. While the administration says the policy targets foreigners seeking to censor Americans, the plaintiff, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, alleges in the complaint that the government is “excluding…
Noncitizen academics allege Trump immigration policy suppressing protected speech
A group of noncitizen academics is challenging the Trump administration over immigration policies that allegedly violate their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed Monday, is challenging a policy that began last year that bars individuals who study social media, fact checking and other similiar research the Trump administration believes could lead to censorship of Americans. “Despite Defendants’ characterization, the work by…
Lawsuit challenges US policy barring visas for social media researchers
A group of technology researchers filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has adopted an unconstitutional policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation.
Research Group Sues Bondi, Rubio, And Noem Over "Censorship Policy" Visa Restrictions - Tampa Free Press
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) filed a lawsuit Monday against high-ranking Trump administration officials, alleging that a new federal policy targeting noncitizens who work in misinformation research and content moderation violates the First and Fifth Amendments. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, names Secretary of State […] Research Group Sues Bondi, Rubio, And Noem Over “Cen…
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Tech researchers sue US Trump administration over visa bans
A coalition of tech experts on Monday sued US President Donald Trump's administration over a policy resulting in visa denials, detention or deportation for researchers and fact-checkers reporting on social media platforms.
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