Last Friday, the White House abruptly reversed course and restored the visas for hundreds of foreign students. It’s one sign the resistance to the Trump administration is working.

On the same day ICE posted a social media graphic saying it is working to keep “illegal” ideas out of the US, a Louisiana immigration judge ruled the Trump administration could deport Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil for opposing the Gaza genocide.

“Rather than silence dissent, the government’s actions have only emboldened voices demanding that basic rights be respected here, in Palestine, and beyond,” says CUNY CLEAR attorney Mudassar Toppa.

Columbia University is getting most of the attention, but the Trump administration is targeting universities across the nation over Palestine activism. So far, universities are complying.

Welcome to Power & Pushback, Mondoweiss’s new newsletter tracking the rise and repression of the Palestine movement.