Overview

• U.S. District Judge William G. Young found that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio coordinated actions that targeted noncitizens for deportation based on protected political speech.
• Trial testimony showed HSI analysts reviewed roughly 5,000 names and produced about 200 investigative reports, with most leads drawn from the Canary Mission website.
• The 161-page ruling criticizes ICE tactics, including masked arrests, and concludes the campaign created an ongoing chilling effect on campus expression.
• Cases of detained students such as Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk featured prominently, while their individual immigration proceedings remain unresolved.
• The administration signaled it will appeal, and the court will hold further hearings to determine injunctions or other remedies.