{"id":2229,"date":"2026-07-16T07:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:15:14","slug":"judge-blocks-trump-administrations-visa-restrictions-for-foreign-researchers-trust-and-safety-professionals-including-ceo-of-the-us-based","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2229","title":{"rendered":"Judge blocks Trump administration&#8217;s visa restrictions for foreign researchers, trust-and-safety professionals including CEO of the US-based &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132431900,imgsize-37282,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/judge-blocks-trump-administration39s-visa-restrictions-for-foreign-researchers-trust-and-safety-professionals-including-ceo-of-the-us-based-representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"Judge blocks Trump administration's visa restrictions for foreign researchers, trust-and-safety professionals including CEO of the US-based ...\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy that could deny visas or deport foreign researchers and trust-and-safety professionals working on misinformation, disinformation and online hate speech.<!-- --> Chief US District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the policy likely violates the free speech protections of the US Constitution&#8217;s First Amendment. The decision also affects people linked to US-based organisations, including Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) CEO Imran Ahmed, who was among those previously targeted under the administration&#8217;s visa restrictions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>For those unaware, the State Department imposed visa bans on five Europeans, including Imran Ahmed, the British CEO of the U.S.-based <!-- -->Center for Countering Digital Hate, and Clare Melford, co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index in December last year. As per the lawsuit, both organisations are members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What the judge said about Trump visa policy<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The lawsuit was originally filed by the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, which argued that the US State Department had launched a broad campaign against researchers and advocates working on content moderation and combating online misinformation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The State Department, the court order said, announced a policy targeting foreign nationals in 2025 that is said to be complicit in censoring Americans. \u201cWhat began as a visa-restriction policy later expanded, according to Plaintiff Coalition for Independent Technology Research, into a broader campaign against noncitizens who work on misinformation, disinformation, fact checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety,\u201d the order stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Judge Boasberg agreed that the policy likely placed foreign nationals at risk because of their work. He said non-citizens, including researchers working with the coalition, &#8220;could reasonably understand the policy to place their immigration status at risk \u2014 not because they wield foreign sovereign power or facilitate its censorship, but simply because they work in content moderation.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The judge said the administration appeared to be treating research and advocacy supporting stronger content moderation as grounds for visa denials, exclusion or deportation, likely violating First Amendment protections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Carrie DeCell, a lawyer representing the coalition through the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, welcomed the ruling.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cThis policy punishes researchers for work the public needs and the First Amendment protects,\u201d DeCell said. \u201cWe\u2019re glad the court recognized the serious constitutional harms this policy is already causing and blocked the government from enforcing it while the case proceeds\u201d. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-visa-restrictions-for-foreign-researchers-trust-and-safety-professionals-including-ceo-of-the-us-based-\/articleshow\/132431910.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy that could deny visas or deport foreign researchers and trust-and-safety professionals working on misinformation, disinformation and online hate speech. Chief US District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the policy likely violates the free speech protections of the US Constitution&#8217;s First Amendment. 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