David Wilson, a Minneapolis-based atty, said such actions were typically reserved for clear public safety threats.
“They’re doing it because they don’t want #ICE to lose the advantage of surprise,”Wilson said.
He said federal ofcls appear to have expanded the tactic over the past 3 weeks to #students & #visa holders w/minor violations.
“We’re in uncharted territory w/such an aggressive approach w/students & visa holders who are lawfully admitted to the US,”Wilson said.
A lawsuit filed in NH late Friday aims to present a sweeping legal challenge to the #Trump administration’s campaign targeting #international #students & #academics.
Lawyers asked a federal judge to certify a lawsuit brought by foreign students whose #visas were canceled as a class action.
The suit aims to to stop similar #detentions & #deportation efforts for students in NH, ME, MA, RI & Puerto Rico. It also asks the court to reinstate the student #visas that have been terminated.
This is good and clear: Judge orders ICE to move detained Tufts student to Vermont from Louisiana by May 1
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-04-18/judge-orders-ice-to-move-detained-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-from-louisiana-to-vermont-by-may-1
#protectFellowAmericans even #students #scientists #defenders and #firstGeneration ones
In recent weeks & days, the #Trump admin began a review of $9B in federal contracts & grants to #Harvard; called for restrictions including a #MaskBan & *#DEI* removal; threatened to strip Harvard of its #TaxExempt status; & demanded info on some #visa holders at Harvard w/ a threat to take away its ability to enroll #foreign #students.
Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands that it said would cede control to the govt. The Trump admin subsequently said it was freezing $2.3B in funding.
#law
"As is required, #Harvard's reports include information on gifts & contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive #education, other training, & academic publications," the #university said.
Among info also sought by #Trump within 30 days are records relating to expelled foreign #students…, #research by those who were expelled & a #list of visiting researchers, students & #faculty at Harvard who are *affiliated* w/ foreign govts.
Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.
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A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most prominent conservative group says it should be.
B/c sux indoctrination dollars dick
"In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the #deportation machine.
The #DHS said this week in a Michigan court that the agency does not have the authority to terminate students’ #immigration statuses by terminating their records in the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System."
#Universities Told #Students to Leave, #ICE Now Says They Didn't Have To
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/17/international-student-visas-deport-dhs-ice/ @palestine
The sweeping request from Noem comes as hundreds of #international #students across the US have had their #visas revoked in recent weeks, causing alarm on campuses & a string of federal lawsuits seeking to overturn the decisions. In other cases, ofcls from #ICE have arrested students for protesting
against Israel on #college campuses.
The #Trump admin has threatened to block #Harvard University from enrolling #international #students unless the #school hands over detailed #information about the student body, in yet another escalation of the govt’s fight against higher #education.
In a letter sent on Wed, #KristiNoem, #DHS secy [& dog killer], demanded “relevant information” regarding each student #visa holder at Harvard who has been involved w/ “known illegal” or “dangerous” activity.
#Trump Threatens to Block #International #Students Unless #Harvard Shares Student #Data
The demand from the #DHS is an escalation in Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest & richest #university.
#law #immigration #privacy #Constitution #FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom #BrainDrain #AntiIntellectualism #extortion #Gestapo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/trump-harvard-international-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=2E43D607-08B2-4111-8D12-E96D119312A8
McGill cuts ties with student union, tries to ban protest following student strike for Palestine
#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran
#lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism
#montreal #tufts #students
TW/CW: Police violence
More footage of the violence by plain clothed police cops in Binnengasthuis 1 (BG1). A lot of questions should be answered by the responsible authorities:
1. Was this on behalf of mayor Halsema? Did she agree? Does she still agree after seeing the footage?
2. How did the cops arrived there so quickly? If I understand correctly BG1 was not occupied that long after the evicted Maagdenhuis occupation. Or were those cops already in or near BG1?
3. If not already in the building. Who let them in? Did the UvA let them in?
4. Why didn't those plain clothed cops identify themselves as being police officers? Or at least more clearly.
5. Why did they wear plain clothes? And are they legally allowed to do this?
As of April 14, over 180 colleges and universities have identified 1,000-plus international students and recent graduates who have had their legal status changed by the State Department.
TW/CW: Police violence
And again the oh so tolerant 
City of #Amsterdam roars its ugly head! #Students that occupied #Binnengasthuis 1 (part of Amsterdam University) are beaten up by plain-clothed police. They don't even care to cover their faces anymore. They look (and behave) like a gang. Mayor #Halsema's own personal gang.
edit: It was another location, occupied after the #Maagdenhuis was evicted.
Channel Islands excursion brings environmental humanities to life https://www.byteseu.com/921427/ #EarthMonth #environment #students #Sustainability
Inside Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Scholar to Trump Target in Louisiana Cell
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“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
Podpisz list w obronie osób studenckich ADP zawieszonych za udział w okupacji Kamionki i zgłoszonych na policję. Poza oczywistym atakiem na wolność słowa, weź pod uwagę, że, 𝑤𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑜𝑡, studenci dostali 𝑧𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑧 𝑧𝑑𝑜𝑏𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑒𝑑𝑧𝑦
Chinese students are becoming so highly educated that they're struggling to find work at home and increasingly looking abroad, with implications for foreign universities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/11/world/china-universities-graduates-youth-unemployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #geoeconomicbriefing #china #xijinping #education #students #universities #chineseeconomy #jobs
#Visas revoked for #students, #graduates at multiple #Texas #universities amid #Trump #deportation efforts
According to data compiled by Inside Higher Ed & Texas Newsroom partners around the state, at least 115 students & recent graduates in Texas have had their #legal status changed by the US Dept of #State over the last few weeks. They’re among >600 people nationwide caught in a wave of visa revocations.
#immigration #law
https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-04-10/visas-texas-students-revoked-protests-deportation
