Heard this morning about the legal resident Palestinian picked up and imprisoned by ICE for his pro-Palestine work during the protests at Columbia University last year.  The pretext is working with a known terrorist organization, Hamas, which is on its face bogus; the protest was against the Israeli response, not for the Hamas atrocities preceding it.  Where is free speech, where is having to prove a case of collusion or support?  We understand: the administration is determined to use state violence against regular people, to promote fear and reinforce the instinct to stay in line, while they execute on their corrupt agenda. That should mean we make a loud and public case against it when we see it.

This has got to be right in the ACLU wheelhouse, but as I noted before, no way to contact them electronically, no news on their site showing they are aware of the situation (same for the previous case I mentioned, btw).  Columbia admin should be all over this, too, with the cooperation of the ACLU and most significantly with Senator and Leader of the Loyal Opposition Chuck Schumer, within whose district this action was carried out and who, by virtue of his being Jewish, can legitimately make the free speech point without being accused of partisanship.  Hold a hearing in Congress, or on the steps outside! Invoke habeas corpus! Make the thugs prove their case!