Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Angel Eduardo
“In August, FIRE sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio for violating the First Amendment. Since March, Rubio and the Trump administration had been detaining and attempting to deport legally present noncitizens for protected speech — including writing op-eds and attending protests — because they disliked that speech. To do it, they invoked two provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act: one that allows the secretary of state to initiate deportation proceedings against any noncitizen for protected speech if the secretary ‘personally determines’ the speech ‘compromises a compelling foreign policy interest,’ and another that enables the secretary of state to revoke the visa of any noncitizen ‘at any time’ for any reason. This, as FIRE has argued, is unconstitutional.” (10/21/25)