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Mar 17, 2026
Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained for Speech Last Year Asks Appeals Court to Reaffirm His Freedom
Dr. Suri’s hearing in the Fourth Circuit comes exactly one year after he was taken by ICE for exercising his First Amendment rights
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Suri v. Trump
Mar 16, 2026
Government Seeks to Resume Immigration Proceedings Against Mohsen Mahdawi
Mr. Mahdawi and his legal team have asked to dismiss the case permanently
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Mar 02, 2026
Mahmoud Khalil Appeals Retaliatory Ruling in Immigration Case
The brief, filed before the Board of Immigration Appeals, argues the immigration judge's removal order was baseless, retaliatory, and must be reversed before Mr. Khalil's rights are violated again
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Feb 18, 2026
Medical Researchers Win Permanent Restoration of Research on Federal Website
Research about endometriosis, suicide risk had been removed from a government website due to an executive order prohibiting “gender ideology”
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management
Feb 17, 2026
Mohsen Mahdawi’s Removal Proceedings Terminated by Immigration Judge
The Columbia University graduate student was detained and put into deportation proceedings last year over his speech in support of Palestinian rights
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Feb 13, 2026
New Filings Detail Harrowing Accounts of ICE and Border Patrol Violence and Intimidation Against Minnesotans
As part of an amended complaint in Tincher v. Noem, ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota added three journalists to the suit and submitted over 100 declarations from community members who have experienced or witnessed unlawful activity by ICE
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Tincher v. Noem et al.
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