Professors' associations have sued the Trump administration for arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian activism. The plaintiffs argue that the administration’s actions violate the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act.
On April 23, 2025, the court collapsed Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction with a trial on the merits in accordance with Rule 65(a). The court held a two-week bench trial in July 2025. On September 30, 2025, the court issued its findings of fact and conclusions of law, holding that Defendants' policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty who engaged in pro-Palestinian protest violated the First Amendment and was contrary to constitutional right and arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
