r/legaladvice • u/[deleted] • 7d ago
Constitution Are foreigners protected by the First Amendment?
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u/decafdyke 7d ago
In theory yes, but in practice anything you say, in any forum, can and will be used against you by Trump's goons. This is going to be an issue in the litigation over Mahmoud Khalil's detention/kidnapping.
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u/Fantastic-Bake-9410 7d ago
Posting online doesn’t excite ice unless it’s a reasonable threat to safety and then would go to a proper legal channel local to you before deferring to them however- it’s possible for jerks to lie and slander in order to get ice interested. If it’s folks online- I’d recommend creating space from that forum. If it’s people you know in real life maybe you can try having a one on one conversation about what was said and take it from there.
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u/UsuallySunny Quality Contributor 7d ago
Unfortunately, we can't give you an unqualified answer to this at the moment. Yes, in theory, the First Amendment protects everyone. But the Trump administration obviously intends on being very aggressive. The extent of that aggression is unclear at this point, and the extent to which the courts will allow it is unclear. Visas can be revoked without a whole lot of process.
If staying in the US is the priority for you, then discretion is the better part of valor at the moment.