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Judge Rules Trump Policy Targeting Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists Unconstitutional

The court will decide remedies later, with an appeal expected.

U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston.
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Demonstrators stand outside the federal courthouse after the first day of a trial in a lawsuit filed by the American Association of University Professors and others, which challenges the U.S. President Donald Trump administration's arrest and deportation of pro-Palestinian campus activists, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Nate Raymond
Mahmoud Khalil after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 21, 2025 in Newark, N.J.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge William Young found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio coordinated to misuse their offices to target noncitizen pro-Palestinian activists for deportation based on protected speech.
  • The 161-page opinion holds that noncitizens lawfully present in the United States have the same First Amendment protections as citizens.
  • Trial evidence detailed reliance on a Canary Mission list of more than 5,000 names, reports prepared on about 200 individuals, and masked ICE arrests such as the detention of Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk.
  • The ruling cites high-profile cases including Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil and notes hundreds of visa cancellations, but defers decisions on specific remedies to a later phase.
  • The administration denies any ideological deportation policy and is challenging related court orders, with the 2nd Circuit hearing arguments on the releases of Öztürk and Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi as underlying immigration cases proceed.