US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner

[mysteryowl]

Source: The Guardian/US

A US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation.

Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal.
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The CCDH has previously incurred the wrath of Elon Musk, the owner of X, over reports chronicling the rise of racist, antisemitic and extremist content on the platform since he took it over. Musk tried unsuccessfully to sue the CCDH last year before calling it a “criminal organisation”.
Ahmed is one of five Europeans targeted by the US state department in the past week. They have been accused of leading efforts to put pressure on technology firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/26/us-judge-trump-imran-ahmed-uk-anti-disinformation-campaigner

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Brave man! I support what you are doing Imran Ahmed. It is important work.
Thank you Guardian for this article.

[mysteryowl]

1. UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of 'sociopathic greed'

Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability.

A British anti-disinformation campaigner told by the Trump administration that he faces possible removal from the US has said he is being targeted by arrogant and “sociopathic” tech companies for trying to hold them to account.

Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is among five European nationals barred from the US by the state department after being accused of seeking to push tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

Ahmed lives lawfully in Washington DC with his American wife and daughter, meaning he is at risk of deportation. Late on Thursday a court granted him a temporary restraining order to block any attempt to remove him from the US or detain him.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/uk-campaigner-targeted-by-trump-accuses-tech-giants-of-sociopathic-greed

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Here are the files from the earlier thread (including a link to the TRO)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143588204


Link to Centre for Countering Digital Hate NEWS RELEASE - Statement on the unconstitutional attempt to arrest and expel Imran Ahmed from the United States

Link to Centre for Countering Digital Hate NEWS RELEASE - United States District Judge granted Imran Ahmed’s temporary restraining order

Link to ORDER (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26441125-imran-ahmed-tro/

Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26441125/imran-ahmed-tro.pdf

[yellow dahlia]

4. We need to keep amplifying this story.

Thanks for all the links.

[yellow dahlia]

3. This is an important story.

Thank you for sharing.

[mysteryowl]

5. I agree this is an important story to keep sharing.

Plus, he is teaching people how to be proactive about threats of deportation. He obtained a restraining order before anything happened to him!!
Great move!