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Homeland Security Monitors Students Amid Free Speech Concerns

4/11/2025

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Homeland Security is keeping a close eye on international students' social media for antisemitic behavior, raising alarms about free speech during Palestinian solidarity protests. In a troubling incident, civil rights attorney Amir Makled was detained at Detroit Metro Airport, interrogated about his clients, and faced pressure to hand over his phone, igniting fears over warrantless searches and constitutional rights.

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Homeland Security is keeping a close eye on international students' social media for antisemitic behavior, raising alarms about free speech during Palestinian solidarity protests. In a troubling incident, civil rights attorney Amir Makled was detained at Detroit Metro Airport, interrogated about his clients, and faced pressure to hand over his phone, igniting fears over warrantless searches and constitutional rights.