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riversedge

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5. 3/ Rubio has already used these laws to strip Tufts student Rmeysa ztrk's visa over co-authoring a pro-Palestinian op

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 05:42 PM

Aug 7

3/ Rubio has already used these laws to strip Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk’s visa over co-authoring a pro-Palestinian op-ed, and to target Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil for protesting in support of Gaza.

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Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over 'War' on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 6 OP

Where is all of this coming from? azureblue Aug 6 #1

Where from? The authoritarian impulse. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 6 #2

The First Amendment protects all speech in the USA, not just citizens'. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 6 #3

2/ FIRE's suit seeks a landmark ruling that the First Amendment bars the government from deporting noncitizens for prote riversedge Aug 7 #4

3/ Rubio has already used these laws to strip Tufts student Rmeysa ztrk's visa over co-authoring a pro-Palestinian op riversedge Aug 7 #5

4/ FIRE is representing The Stanford Daily along with two legal noncitizens who engaged in pro-Palestinian speech and no riversedge Aug 7 #6

5/ "In the United States, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion. Free speech isn riversedge Aug 7 #7

Thanks for posting those! BumRushDaShow Aug 7 #8