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Apr 6, 2026 The Department of Education terminated civil rights settlements that protected transgender students in schools and college Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Ending the settlements withdrew federal enforcement power from a vulnerable group and narrowed practical civil-rights protection in education.
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- Trump administration ends civil rights settlements for trans students — On April 6, 2026, the US Department of Education announced the termination of civil rights settlements with five school districts and a college, which were established under previous administrations to protect
Feb 10, 2026 The Trump administration targeted student activists for deportation Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Using immigration status against student activism threatened speech rights and academic freedom for noncitizens engaged in political expression.
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- Trump Administration Targets Students for Deportation — The Trump administration has targeted students, such as Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, for deportation due to their activism against U.S.
Jan 24, 2026 ICE agents carried out raids in Minneapolis that disrupted schools, churches, and family life Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The raids spread fear through immigrant communities and burdened children's access to school and daily safety.
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- ICE raids in Minneapolis cause widespread fear and disruption — On January 13, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted raids in Minneapolis, Minnesota, arresting individuals at various locations, including school bus stops and outside churches.
Dec 11, 2025 UCLA researchers reported that ICE crackdowns had created fear, bullying, and attendance declines in schools Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The findings showed immigration enforcement spilling into schools and undermining equal access to education and daily security.
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- ICE crackdowns create 'culture of fear' in schools, survey finds — A survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (Idea) found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdowns have led to increased bullying and
Sep 26, 2025 ICE detained Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The detention showed immigration enforcement reaching a prominent public-school leader, disrupting community governance and raising due process concerns.
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- ICE detains superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district — Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines public schools, was detained by U.S.
Jul 7, 2025 A Massachusetts federal court began trial in a challenge to the administration's ideological deportation policy for pro-Palestinian students Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The trial tested whether immigration powers were being used to punish protected political expression.
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- Trial begins for lawsuit against Trump administration's 'ideological-deportation policy' — A trial has commenced in a Massachusetts federal court challenging the Trump administration's policy of deporting foreign students for pro-Palestinian views.
Jun 23, 2025 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem threatened Harvard’s student visa certification before a court blocked the move Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Threatening a university’s ability to host international students used information and accreditation power to pressure academic speech and institutional independence.
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- Homeland Security Secretary Threatens Harvard's SEVP Certification — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem threatened to revoke Harvard University's SEVP certification, citing non-compliance with DHS oversight and fostering extremism.
Jun 16, 2025 Federal courts issued multiple injunctions and stays in challenges to Trump administration actions Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings showed courts continuing to slow, narrow, or pause executive actions across education, grants, records, and immigration cases.
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- Appeal filed — American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02429 — Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the case.
- Appeal filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — Defendants appealed Judge Maddox's summary judgment order to the Fourth Circuit.
- Case update — American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-03072 — Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint .
Apr 14, 2025 ICE detained Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri over alleged ties and speech related to Palestine Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The detention suggested immigration enforcement was being used against academic speech and association without disclosed evidence.
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- Detention of Georgetown Scholar by ICE — Dr.
Apr 8, 2025 The Trump administration expanded its crackdown on international students through criminal-record checks and status reviews Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The policy widened the risk of visa loss for students without convictions and threatened academic participation by noncitizens.
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- Trump Administration Expands Crackdown on International Students — The Trump administration expanded its crackdown on international students by targeting those appearing in "criminal records checks," even if they have never been charged or convicted.
Mar 27, 2025 ICE detained foreign scholars and asylum seekers including Alireza Doroudi, Kseniia Petrova, and Sergei Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The detentions showed immigration enforcement reaching students, scientists, and asylum seekers in ways that threatened speech, study, and refuge.
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- ICE Detains Russian Asylum Seeker Sergei During Routine Check-in — On March 27, 2025, Sergei, a Russian asylum seeker who fled to the US after protesting the Ukraine war, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in at their San Francisco office.
- ICE Detains University of Alabama Doctoral Student — On Thursday, U.S.
- Russian Scientist Detained by ICE at Boston Airport — Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Boston Logan International Airport upon her return from France.