Judge Tells Trump Admin: You Can't Deport Students for Criticizing Israel
Turns out, you can't just ship people off because they have an opinion you don't like—even if you're the federal government.
A federal judge just slapped down the Trump administration for trying to use immigration policy as a weapon against student journalists. The government wanted to deport international students who were being a little too vocal about their stance on Israel.
The judge essentially told the government that the Constitution isn't a suggestion. Apparently, free speech includes being annoying to the people in power. The ruling pointed out that if you start deporting people for speech today, tomorrow it’ll be whoever the government decides to target next—maybe even you.
Marco Rubio, who was pushing this whole deportation scheme, probably isn't having the best day. The whole point of the First Amendment is that you don't have to agree with the state to stay in the country. It’s almost like democracy is supposed to be messy.
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