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Unions Sue Trump Over Social Media Monitoring Program

10/18/2025

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Three labor unions, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued the Trump administration in New York to block a visa-holder social media monitoring program.
The suit seeks to purge existing records and argues the program violates the First Amendment.
Critics, including Lisa Femia of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, say the policy chills political speech and could suppress dissent among over 55 million visa holders.

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Story summary

Three labor unions, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued the Trump administration in New York to block a visa-holder social media monitoring program.
The suit seeks to purge existing records and argues the program violates the First Amendment.
Critics, including Lisa Femia of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, say the policy chills political speech and could suppress dissent among over 55 million visa holders.