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U.S. Immigration Agents Target Dissenting Immigrants at Border

3/21/2025

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U.S. immigration agents have ramped up their tactics, detaining a Georgetown professor and German tourists at the southern border. This aggressive approach targets legal immigrants voicing dissent, sparking fears among foreign visitors and immigrant communities that they may face repercussions for exercising their right to free speech rather than for any legal infractions.

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U.S. immigration agents have ramped up their tactics, detaining a Georgetown professor and German tourists at the southern border. This aggressive approach targets legal immigrants voicing dissent, sparking fears among foreign visitors and immigrant communities that they may face repercussions for exercising their right to free speech rather than for any legal infractions.