Overview
- The British head of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a U.S. lawful permanent resident since 2021, filed suit in New York challenging his placement on a federal exclusion list.
- A district judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks arrest or removal until the first hearing set for Monday.
- The State Department named Ahmed among five European tech-regulation figures barred from entering the United States, a group that includes former EU commissioner Thierry Breton.
- U.S. officials say CCDH urged platforms to limit 12 anti-vaccine accounts, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., describing the effort as extraterritorial censorship harmful to U.S. interests.
- Ahmed’s complaint targets Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Under Secretary Sarah Rogers, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and he said he will not be deterred from his work.