Summary

ICE demanded that Momodou Taal, a Cornell PhD student and UK-Gambia dual citizen, surrender
after he sued the Trump administration over executive orders targeting foreign students in pro-Palestinian protests.

Taal, backed by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, seeks to block deportation.

The request came soon after his lawyers sought a restraining order. Critics call the move unprecedented and politically motivated.

Taal fears arrest and deportation, while two other plaintiffs, both US citizens, claim the crackdown violates free speech rights on campus.

  • ragingdachshund@lemm.ee
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    11 days ago

    Of fucking course it’s politically motivated. He’s seeking protection because he is being hunted by a corrupt traitor masking as a “politician”. The politics ARE the motivation. God damn almighty these people are fucking stupid.

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      11 days ago

      Don’t worry, liberal media is going to save the day here by passive voicing genocide and offering comfort to fascists being “unfairly criticized” so they can remain fair and balanced. The revolution will be televised, as they always say.