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Posted on 07/15/2026 2:09:45 PM PDT by thegagline
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington sided with, opens new tab the Coalition for Independent Technology Research in finding that the administration's policy likely unlawfully burdens the speech of non-citizen researchers in the United States in violation of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
The group's lawsuit alleged that the U.S. State Department, while claiming it is fighting online censorship that Trump's allies have argued has affected conservative speech on social media, had been engaged in a far-reaching campaign of censorship targeting researchers and anti-disinformation advocates. Boasberg, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, agreed, saying the policy treated non-citizens' research and advocacy in favor of greater content moderation as the basis for visa denials, exclusion or removal in violation of the First Amendment's free speech protections.
He said non-citizens, including researchers working with the San Francisco-based group, "could reasonably understand the policy to place their immigration status at risk — not because they wield foreign sovereign power or facilitate its censorship, but simply because they work in content moderation." *** The administration has made free speech, particularly what it sees as the stifling of conservative voices online, a focus of its foreign policy, including in Brazil and in Europe. In May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a visa ban on foreign nationals "complicit in censoring Americans." Rubio said some foreign officials have engaged in "flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so."
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U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg (blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy that denied visas and ordered deportations of “disinformation” expert foreign nationals whom it accused of being leading figures in the global “censorship-industrial complex; denied the Trump administration’s request to reconsider the legality of two subpoenas targeting the Federal Reserve, after he blocked them last month. ;holding the Trump Administration in contempt for not returning the plane full of Venezuelan gang members; injunction against deportation of Venezuelan gang members ; released a person who threatened to disembowel the president ; ordered that members of the Tren de Aragua gang who were previously deported must be returned to the United States at taxpayers expense.; blocks Trump Administration from Jerome Powell
U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss (Ruled that “86 47” is not a threat of violence against Trump; Suspended our national border; ruled that a Trump executive order to defund NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment and is therefore "unlawful and unenforceable)
U.S District Court Judge Leo Sorokin vacated Trump’s imposition of a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs (Order Trump to reinstate immigrationstatuus of hundreds of thousands of otherwise illegals who were granted waivers under the Biden Administration; Blocked Trump from canceling Harvard’s student visa program, student visa holder’s unfettered access to the United States; ordered Trump to restore 2.2 billion dollar funding to Harvard)
Judge Karin Schwartz (ordered the reinstatement of commercial drivers licenses to illegals, refugees, and asylum seekers)
U.S.District Judge Michael Farbiarz (Blocked Trump from deporting Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Hamas agitator)
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer (Ordered Trump to end California Guard deployment in Los Angeles; Ruled that the National Guard cannot be used to protect federal officers engaging in immigration enforcement; Ordered Trump to immediately turn over control of the National Guard to Gavin Newsom)
Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that Trump must fund the far left Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ( Impeachment, January 6th, ordered no warrantless arrests illegals etc),
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart ( approved FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-lago residence
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan (Presided over the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault case; ordered Trump to release funds to NYC that were withheld because NYC is a sanctuary city)
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman (blocked Trump from defunding/punishing the NY MTA over congestion pricing)
U.S. District Judge Hellerstein (Blocked Trump from deporting illegal alien gang members under the Aliens Enemies Act)
U.S. District Court Judge Adam Abelson, (injunction against Trump terminating DEI grants and programs )
U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, (twice rejectedTrump’s effort to move his hush money criminal case from New York state court to federal court)
U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander ( Blocked DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration records)
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer(Injunction DOGE Dept of Treasury, referred to Trump as a tyrant),
Judge Arthur Engoron (NY civil fraud case- levied $350,000,000 fine on Trump)
Shenna Bellows (Maine Secretary of State-Ordered Trump off the ballot )
Senator Blumenthal said the ICE agents will shoot and kill families at the airports.
Mayor Jacob Frey (Told ICE to Get the f--- out of Minneapolis; odered the police not to protect ICE agents who were being assaulted)
Brandy Shufutinsky, (director of the Education and National Security Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Both groups are fomenting violence against ICE)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman- Schultz( co-sponsored legislation to remove Trump from the ballot; stated that Trump is a larger threat to America than Islamic terrorists; blamed increased antisemitism on young White men),
Jeffrey Goldberg (dual US-Israel citizen, former member of the Israel Defense Forces, leaked classified Signal meeting details in possible controvention of the the Espionage Act and the Official Secrets Act)
Marc Elias( over 60 lawsuits attacking voter ID laws),
Merrick Garland
Jena Griswold (Colorado Secretary of State, ordered Trump off the ballot ),
George Soros,
Reid Hoffman (financial support for E Jean Carroll),
Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin( financing the violent attacks against Tesla),
Judge David Ezra (stayed Texas law that permitted the arrest of illegals ),
Alejando Mayorkas,
Norm Eisen (152 lawsuits and counting against the Trump Administration)
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (Called for mass mobilization and disruption against Republicans-“These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”
Senator Michael Bennet (Blocked 80 Trump nominees)
Senator Elissa Slotkin (Impeachment, “war plan” against Trump)
Senator Chuck Schumer (Called for Trump 45 and 47 impeachment)
Senator Jon Ossoff (Called for Trump to be impeached in 2025)
Adam Schiff ( impeachment, evidence of Russian collusion)
Rep. Laura Friedman (colluding with state AGs to engage in lawfare against Trump)
Senator Brian Schatz (Holding up over 300 of Trump’s nominations )
Rep. Jamie Raskin ( threatened foreign governments that support Trump, co-sponsored legislation to keep Trump of the ballot)
Senator Chuck Shumer (led government shutdown in an attempt to preserve benefits for illegals; multiple threats against Trump)
Rep. Sara Jacobs (Congress- Bill to defund DOGE)
Organizers and funders of Not a King/ Anti-ICE protests:
George Soros
Alex Soros
Marc Benioff
Marc Zuckerberg
Hansjörg Wyss
Leah Greenberg,
Ezra Levin
Robert Weissman
, Donna Lieberman
Randi Weingarten
Boasberg? Trying to cause trouble for Trump? Really?
Remember when we had 2 additional branches of government aside from just the Judicial Branch?
Violates their free speech?? thats a bit of a stretch
I guess this clown wasn’t getting enough attention. Congress can eliminate his kangaroo court with simple majorities, yet they continue to let this domestic enemy act as dictator. You can’t hate congress enough.
There’s a First Amendment right to enter the United States on a visa?
Ridiculous.
Ignore, proceed.............
These assholes have been told by USSC that this kind of ruling is overstepping their boundaries. Will they ever be disciplined or ejected?
Could not possibly agree more.
Yes, Golden Calf Jews. Has NOTHING to do with Israel.
Trump knows something. And I suspect it’s the fact that Congress won’t support him if he openly challenges some of those obscene rulings and tells the judiciary to pound sand.
Now there's a perfect candidate for an aortic tear. Bigly.
And democrats will do democrat things
The combination will be to loud for the truth to get out
Judge is way, waaaaayyyy out of his lane. Unconstitutional.
Boasberg Is f’n traitor
Randi Weingarten? Isn’t she a commie?
Yep, just when did the U.S. include non-citizens under the Constitution.
Excuse me - when does a foreign nationals’ right to censor Trump the first amendment?! Let alone obtaining a visa?
How the hell can a judge have any say on who gets a visa??
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