Quigley Statement on Recent ICE Arrests of College Students

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on recent arrests of college students:

“Over the past month, the Trump administration has begun arbitrarily revoking students’ visas and permanent resident status, targeting students like Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University to Rümeysa Öztürk at Tufts University. Without any evidence of a crime or due process, the administration has unilaterally decided to punish college students for exercising their First Amendment rights. It has weaponized immigration enforcement, detaining students whose speech they deem ‘dangerous’ or ‘anti-American.’ What’s truly un-American is disregarding the Constitution to push a political agenda. I will continue to closely monitor the lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of these students and advocate for the release of all of those who have been wrongfully detained by ICE.”