Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

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Apr 8, 2025 - 03:08
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Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?
Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk and Badar Khan Suri were arrested by immigration officials and, in a matter of hours, were sent to detention centers in Louisiana and Texas — more than a thousand miles from home.

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

(Image credit: Via Georgetown; via Ozturk family/Reuters; Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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