Trump administration seeks to deport hate speech researcher previously sued by X

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from arresting or deporting Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

The New York Times reports that Ahmed is one of five researchers and regulators whose work around online abuse and disinformation drew the ire of the U.S. State Department, which declared this week that they are barred from the United States.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the targeted individuals as “radical activists and weaponized NGOs” who have “led organized…