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US judge to block Trump targeting campus activists

By TheSun in January 16, 2026 – Reading time 1 minute


A federal judge will issue an order to prevent ‘s administration from retaliating against academics who challenged deportations.

BOSTON: A federal judge said he would issue an order designed to prevent President Donald ‘s administration from exacting retribution against academics who challenged its arrest and deportation of non-citizen, pro-Palestinian activists on US college campuses.

US District Judge William Young spoke at a hearing in Boston federal court.

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He had previously found in September that the US departments of State and Homeland Security violated the Constitution’s First Amendment.

The judge ruled their actions had a chilling effect on free speech by the non-citizen academics. – Reuters



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