Washington, D.C., June 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by reports that Australian writer Alistair Kitchen was denied entry into the United States after border officials at the Los Angeles International Airport searched his phone and questioned him about his views on the Israel-Gaza war. “Alistair Kitchen’s deportation is a clear case of retaliation...
100% but power is all that matters in the end. I think there’s an exception for invading forces which is why the admin trumped that up for the Venezuelans that were deported.
Tbf you don’t have regular rules anymore. You only have special orangeman rules that have been enacted despite courts consistently finding they aren’t real rules.
Well, the courts potentially. I am asking mainly to see whether this guy could impose another costly and embarrassing court case on the administration. While people are saying they can do whatever they want unless stopped, and there is truth to this, the more pushback, the more political cost.
Is this not protected speech?
Under the First Amendment, explicitly yes.
Does the Constitution apply to non-us citizens?
Yes. It applies to everyone within the borders of the US and US territories, and regardless of whether they are there legally.
100% but power is all that matters in the end. I think there’s an exception for invading forces which is why the admin trumped that up for the Venezuelans that were deported.
I don’t think we have rules anymore.
Tbf you don’t have regular rules anymore. You only have special orangeman rules that have been enacted despite courts consistently finding they aren’t real rules.
Who would protect it?
Well, the courts potentially. I am asking mainly to see whether this guy could impose another costly and embarrassing court case on the administration. While people are saying they can do whatever they want unless stopped, and there is truth to this, the more pushback, the more political cost.
We, The People.
It should be, but obviously not.
Not lately.