Trump Admin Dodges Free Speech Question in Student Deportation Case | JQJO

An appeals court hearing questioned the Trump administration's stance on whether the First Amendment protects the speech of two international students facing deportation for alleged campus unrest related to the Gaza conflict. A government lawyer avoided directly addressing the constitutional issue, highlighting the administration's strategy of prioritizing technical legal arguments before tackling core constitutional questions. The students' lawyers argue the deportation violates their First Amendment rights.