A district judge Thursday ruled against a Cornell University student who sued the Trump administration over the legality of two executive orders the administration is using in its crackdown on foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
Judge Elizabeth Coombe ruled against Momodou Taal, the Cornell student whose visa has been revoked, saying the court does not have subject matter jurisdiction and the student did not show a clear threat to his constitutional rights that would be solved by the lawsuit.
“Jurisdictional issues aside, Plaintiffs Ngũgĩ and Parasurama have not established that there is an imminent or ongoing threat to their constitutional rights that could be appropriately remedied by the requested restraints,” Coombe wrote.
“Any future harm alleged in their affidavits appears to be speculative and even moot because of the revocation of Taal’s visa,” she added.
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