From the outset of his second term, President Donald Trump has fed the Constitution through a paper shredder. He has sought to strip away birthright citizenship— a constitutionally guaranteed right under the 14th Amendment — and declared, chillingly, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.” He defied a federal judge’s order to halt a deportation flight, sending immigrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador. His administration is increasingly using federal power to punish political speech, especially in academic spaces. The message being sent is clear: Academic dissent — especially from Muslim and international students — now carries the risk of what one protester called “state-sanctioned political kidnapping.”
