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DACA Activist Detained Over Pro-Palestine Social Media Posts
10/30/2025
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Story summary
- Yaakub Vijandre, a DACA recipient and Palestine activist, was detained by ICE in Texas for social media posts deemed to glorify terrorism.
- He was arrested at gunpoint and transferred to a Georgia detention center, raising concerns about his treatment.
- A court dismissed a discrimination suit against MIT over pro-Palestine protests, and Palestine Legal called it a campus-activist victory.
