Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation
by Sam Levin and Robert Mackey from US news | The Guardian on (#6W5ZV)
White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administration
A federal judge in Manhattan blocked immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident the Trump administration is trying to deport for taking part in Gaza solidarity protests.
The 21-year-old green card holder, who has lived in the US since she was seven years old, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing the government is attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike".
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