Which free-speech advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit on August 7, 2025, in the Northern District of California—Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. v. Rubio et al.—challenging the Trump administration’s use of INA §§ 1227(a)(1)(C) and 221(i) to target international students for deportation based on protected political speech?

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Which free-speech advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit on August 7, 2025, in the Northern District of California—Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. v. Rubio et al.—challenging the Trump administration’s use of INA §§ 1227(a)(1)(C) and 221(i) to target international students for deportation based on protected political speech?

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In Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. v. Rubio et al. (N.D. Cal. No. 4:25-cv-04567, filed August 7, 2025), the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. FIRE alleges that the administration’s reliance on the “Deportation Provision” (INA § 1227(a)(1)(C)) and the “Revocation Provision” (INA § 221(i)) to strip visas and initiate deportation proceedings against students for expressing pro-Palestinian views violates the First and Fifth Amendments, ).

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