Overview

• A federal judge in May found no evidence to justify six-week detention of Tufts Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk, and subsequent rulings secured the release of other named protestors.
• The White House defends the policy by alleging some demonstrators supported Hamas and reiterates that studying in the U.S. is a privilege contingent on alignment with American foreign policy.
• On July 29, Rogan labeled the campus deportations an “overcorrection” and challenged the administration’s move to expel nonviolent critics from universities.
• Earlier this month, Rogan privately pressed President Trump during a July dinner to halt deportations of migrants with no criminal records.
• Despite legal setbacks and high-profile backlash, the administration has shown no indication of reversing its expanded immigration enforcement against student protestors.