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The detention of noncitizen university students after their Palestinian rights activism raises questions about the limits of free speech. Rob Dobi/Moment/Getty Images

Lawful permanent residents like Mahmoud Khalil have a right to freedom of speech – but does that protect them from deportation?

The Trump administration says it can deport noncitizen students that create foreign security threats. The Supreme Court might ultimately decide the limits of these residents’ free speech.
Venezuelan immigrants, whom the Trump White House says are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, arrive in El Salvador on March 31, 2025. El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Trump administration says Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group – but it’s really a transnational criminal organization. Here’s why the label matters.

While foreign terrorist organizations typically have a political or religious ideology, transnational criminal organizations are driven by profit.
Salvadorans participate in a procession on Nov. 14, 2015, to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the murder of the Rev. Ignacio Ellacuría, five other Jesuit priests and two employees at Central American University in San Salvador. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images

Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump

US college leaders would do well to reflect on the courage of their counterparts in 1980s El Salvador who opposed injustice despite grave personal risk.
Left is Netherlands leader, Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom won national elections last year and who argues that immigrants are ‘pampered.’ On the right is U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently signed anti-immigration legislation. (CP PHOTOS/college by TC)

Politicians’ attacks on immigrants lack solid evidence: New data set the record straight

Many political debates about immigration and the welfare of immigrants are not accompanied by facts. A new data set can help with that.
Mahmoud Khalil, center, a permanent resident facing deportation, speaks at a press conference organized by Palestinian rights protesters at Columbia University in New York City on June 1, 2024. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

Can the Trump administration legally deport Palestinian rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil? 3 things to know about green card holders’ rights

Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.
Pennsylvania’s mushroom farmers have been struggling for decades to recruit and retain workers. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces urgent labor shortage − and latest immigration policies will likely make it worse

Kennett Square, Pa., is considered the mushroom capital of the world. The industry depends heavily on immigrants, who work physically demanding jobs in tough conditions.
A viral surveillance video allegedly shows armed members of the Tren de Aragua gang at an apartment building in Aurora, Colo. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

What is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger

The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc across the country. The reality is more nuanced.

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