Dissent Is Not Grounds For Deportation


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U.S. House and Senate
Our First Amendment is under attack: The Trump administration's actions are the biggest threat to freedom of speech since the Red Scare.
The unconscionable and unconstitutional arrests of Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Badar Khan Suri, and other international students and scholars should alarm every one of us. ICE has illegally snatched multiple people from their homes and neighborhoods, threatened their legal status, and shipped them across the country with no notice to their loved ones or legal team – all in retaliation for constitutionally protected speech. But our right to free speech includes advocacy for Palestine, Israel, or any population, movement, or cause – including criticizing our own government and officials. That's not our opinion: it's central to the Constitution.
If the government can come after one of us for speech the administration disagrees with, they can – and will – come after any of us. We must draw a line in the sand: Tell Congress to defend our right to free speech and vote NO on any bill that would punish noncitizens for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Note: If you are not a citizen, please do not provide your real name in the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields for your security.
U.S. House and Senate
Our First Amendment is under attack: The Trump administration's actions are the biggest threat to freedom of speech since the Red Scare.
The unconscionable and unconstitutional arrests of Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Badar Khan Suri, and other international students and scholars should alarm every one of us. ICE has illegally snatched multiple people from their homes and neighborhoods, threatened their legal status, and shipped them across the country with no notice to their loved ones or legal team – all in retaliation for constitutionally protected speech. But our right to free speech includes advocacy for Palestine, Israel, or any population, movement, or cause – including criticizing our own government and officials. That's not our opinion: it's central to the Constitution.
If the government can come after one of us for speech the administration disagrees with, they can – and will – come after any of us. We must draw a line in the sand: Tell Congress to defend our right to free speech and vote NO on any bill that would punish noncitizens for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Note: If you are not a citizen, please do not provide your real name in the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields for your security.
U.S. House and Senate