U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated Jeanette Vizguerra’s First Amendment rights by detaining — and planning to deport — the Colorado immigration advocate, her attorneys argued in federal court in Denver on Friday.

A protest sign after Jeanette Vizguerra was detained by ICE in Aurora, Colo., Mar. 18, 2025. DENVER — A federal judge in Denver is set to hear arguments Friday over whether an immigration and labor activist who took refuge in Colorado churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration should be freed from detention.

A lawyer for a prominent immigration activist arrested this month told a judge Friday that authorities appear to be retaliating against Jeanette Vizguerra years after she took refuge in Denver churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration.

Alireza Doroudi's detention comes as the Trump administration has moved to revoke visas for hundreds of noncitizen students across the U.S.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student and Turkish national with a valid student visa, was arrested on her way to meet up with friends to break her Ramadan fast, her lawyer said. Her friend and former Muslim chaplain at Tufts,

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security claims Rumeysa Öztürk "engaged in activities in support of Hamas." Öztürk's legal team says no charges have been filed against her.

A Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School was detained by ICE in February after she failed to declare frog embryos at customs.

Kseniia Petrova’s visa was revoked as she returned to Boston last month. She fears deportation to Russia because of her past opposition to its war in Ukraine.

Ice Cube proved his hometown bona fides on Thursday (Mach 27) when he hopped in his custom blue Chevy Impala for a slow drive into Dodgers Stadium to make a very special delivery for the home team on opening day.