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  1. July 17, 2025

    Israel Criticism Isn't Antisemitism, Judge Tells DOJ Lawyers

    A Massachusetts federal judge overseeing a free speech trial over deportation actions targeting pro-Palestinian students and faculty said Thursday that "criticism of the state of Israel is not antisemitism," and that even the most "vile" statements, absent threats or violence, are protected by the First Amendment.

  2. July 15, 2025

    Agents Say Arrest Orders Came From Top In Free Speech Trial

    Four current or former Homeland Security Investigations supervising agents told a Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday that orders to locate and arrest student activists whose legal status in the United States had been revoked came from higher-ups, including via memos directly from the State Department — an unusual procedure for an agency that typically deals with criminal activity.

  3. July 14, 2025

    Privilege Issue Snarls Free-Speech Trial Over Deportations

    A Massachusetts federal bench trial in a suit by academic groups accusing the Trump administration of targeting for deportation noncitizens who express support for Palestinians was on hold Monday while the First Circuit considers whether certain government materials are privileged, including some that have already been discussed in open court.

  4. July 11, 2025

    State Dept. Defends Visa Revocations For Anti-Israel Protests

    A senior U.S. Department of State official testified Friday that a series of high-profile visa and green card revocations were based on participation in campus protests or other acts that "fostered a hostile environment for Jewish students" and included expressions of support for terrorist organizations.

  5. July 10, 2025

    DHS Official Walks Back Testimony On Deportation Leads

    A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official testified in Massachusetts federal court on Thursday that he was only "speculating" when he said during a deposition last month that the offices of border czar Tom Homan and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were behind a decision to use pro-Israel websites to source leads on potential deportation targets.

  6. July 09, 2025

    DHS Used Pro-Israel Sites To Target Activists, Official Testifies

    A mid-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday that the agency relied in part on pro-Israel websites that post dossiers on individuals deemed to support Palestine to identify potential targets for visa and green card revocations.

  7. July 08, 2025

    Harvard Prof Testifies Of Fear After Foreign Student's Arrest

    A Harvard University philosophy professor who has lived in the United States as a legal immigrant for nearly 30 years testified in Massachusetts federal court Tuesday that after seeing video of the arrest of Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk in March, he was so fearful of the same fate, he canceled a trip to Germany to visit his dying brother.

  8. July 07, 2025

    Feds Cite National Security As Trial Over Student Visas Begins

    A Trump administration lawyer told a Massachusetts federal judge Monday that the government's decision to revoke the visas of hundreds of college students and faculty over their pro-Palestinian speech was not viewpoint discrimination but a response to what it contends are threats to national security.

  9. July 03, 2025

    Free-Speech Suit Will Be Early Trial Court Test Of Trump Admin

    A Massachusetts federal judge will begin hearing testimony Monday in a challenge by academic organizations to the Trump administration's visa revocations and removals of noncitizen faculty and students who have expressed pro-Palestinian views, in one of the first trials over the president's second-term policies.

  10. June 26, 2025

    ICE Agents Could Testify Anonymously In 1st Am. Trial

    A Massachusetts federal judge suggested Thursday he is open to allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to testify anonymously at an upcoming bench trial in a suit brought by academic groups challenging the detention of noncitizen students and faculty who express pro-Palestinian views.