US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
Source: The Guardian/US
A US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation.
Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal.
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The CCDH has previously incurred the wrath of Elon Musk, the owner of X, over reports chronicling the rise of racist, antisemitic and extremist content on the platform since he took it over. Musk tried unsuccessfully to sue the CCDH last year before calling it a “criminal organisation”.
Ahmed is one of five Europeans targeted by the US state department in the past week. They have been accused of leading efforts to put pressure on technology firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/26/us-judge-trump-imran-ahmed-uk-anti-disinformation-campaigner
Brave man! I support what you are doing Imran Ahmed. It is important work.
Thank you Guardian for this article.
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