Commentary: Non-Citizens Are Guests and Should Not Have the Same Rights as Americans
Update: 2025-10-11
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On September 30, 2025, a federal trial court in Massachusetts found that the Trump Administration violated the First Amendment in March when it moved to detain and deport Mahmoud Khalil, a former visa student at Columbia University. The case was brought by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Middle East Studies Association, among other professional groups, whose members claimed Khalil’s arrest chilled their expression rights. Khalil had participated in many campus protests about the Middle East; New Hampshire District Court Judge William Young said the case was “perhaps the most important ever” for his court.
Unfortunately, his opinion blurred the distinction between citizen and non-citizen, further eroding America’s self-governance. The decision will almost certainly be appealed, however, so this story is far from over.
Unfortunately, his opinion blurred the distinction between citizen and non-citizen, further eroding America’s self-governance. The decision will almost certainly be appealed, however, so this story is far from over.
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