Judge: FIU can’t enforce protest policy against anti-ICE demonstrators

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 633

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A federal judge says Florida International University’s protest policy likely won’t withstand judicial scrutiny in a lawsuit filed by students punished after protesting ICE.

The ruling came Sunday, less than two weeks before a university-imposed deadline for the students to make a “video reflection” on the policy that prohibited their protest, and less than two weeks after they filed suit.

Judge Jacqueline Becerra, a Joe Biden-appointee to the U.S. District …

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