Dissent Is Not Grounds For Deportation

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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, Mohsen Mahdawi, 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.

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Our First Amendment is under attack: The Trump administration's actions are the biggest threat to freedom of speech since the Red Scare.

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Subject Speak out for our First Amendment rights

As your constituent, I urge you to condemn the unconscionable and unconstitutional detentions of Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Badar Khan Suri, Mohsen Mahdawi, and so many others – and defend our right to freedom of speech from further attacks by the government.

The First Amendment does not allow the government to retaliate against anyone for their speech, regardless of their immigration status or viewpoint. No one should fear being snatched from their family and threatened with deportation in retaliation for exercising their constitutional right to protest.

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Congress must condemn the Trump administration's attacks on the First Amendment, protect students from arrests and detentions on the basis of their speech, and defend our constitutional right to dissent. The time to act is now.

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Dissent Is Not Grounds For Deportation

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