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Lawsuit challenges Trump-era surveillance of noncitizens' online speech
Original: "No one should have to choose between speaking freely and protecting their immigration status. Yet that’s precisely the
Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm that the Trump administration's mass surveillance of online speech is forcing noncitizens living in the United States to choose between expressing themselves freely and safeguarding their immigration status. A lawsuit filed last fall on behalf of three major organizations seeks to stop the practice, arguing it chills lawful speech and exposes immigrants to deportation risk for constitutionally protected activity.
Why now: Ongoing litigation over government monitoring of immigrants' social media has drawn renewed attention to free speech and deportation risks.
Trump administrationnoncitizens in the United Statescivil liberties organizations
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- "No one should have to choose between speaking freely and protecting their immigration status. Yet that’s precisely the choice the Trump administration’s mass surveillance of online speech forces on noncitizens living in the U.S. Last fall, we sued on behalf of three major… · remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 3
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