A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by targeting foreign nationals for deportation in response to pro-Palestinian advocacy and campus protests over the war in Gaza.

U.S. District Judge William Young of Boston, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, found that the departments of state and homeland security implemented an unconstitutional policy of revoking visas and ordering the removal of foreign students and faculty who participated in speech critical of Israel or supportive of Gaza . Young said the actions were clearly meant to suppress lawful expression on U.S. college campuses.

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