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Ripping a student from their home, challenging their immigration status, and detaining them solely based on political viewpoint will chill student speech and advocacy across campuses nationwide.

Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.
nyclu.org NYCLU @nyclu.org · Mar 9
The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
apnews.com/article/colu...
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
March 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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"Anyone who hearkens back to racial purity is confronted with the meaninglessness of the concept.”

New findings on the origins of early "Europeans" -- aside from the fact that everybody came from Africa (and may boast some Neanderthal).

www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...
Genetic testing reveals that Europe is a melting pot, made of immigrants
Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM