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Federal Judge Stays Ravi Ragbir’s Deportation on Free Speech Grounds

HeadlineFeb 12, 2018

In more news on immigration, a federal judge has stayed the deportation of New York City immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir, after he filed a free-speech lawsuit arguing immigration officials unconstitutionally used their power to suppress political dissent by targeting outspoken activists for surveillance and deportation. Ragbir is the executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition. He has now been ordered to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on March 15. He had been slated for deportation on Saturday. We’ll speak with Ravi Ragbir after headlines.

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