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Judge rules Trump officials tried to silence pro-Palestinian students
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1 of 3 | Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Lower Manhattan in New York City in March.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration tried to chill pro-Palestinian protests by threatening to deport foreign students.
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License PhotoSept. 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Trump administration officials used deportations of foreign students with pro-Palestinian views to squelch the free speech rights of non-citizens and discourage campus protests.
Young wrote that Trump administration officials never intended to deport all pro-Palestinian non-citizens because it would have "raised a major outcry."
Young, who was appointed by Reagan, continued that it was important to uphold the free speech rights of even non-citizens advocating for a cause in a land far away.