Tech researchers sue Trump administration over visa bans

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Lawsuit filed after five Europeans were sanctioned in December, including former EU tech Commissioner Thierry Breton

A US-based membership organisation for technology researchers has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its retaliatory “censorship” policy – which last year landed several Europeans, including former EU tech commissioner Thierry Breton, with US travel bans.

The researchers, represented by the US-based Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR), announced filing the lawsuit on Monday [9 March 2026], which accuses the US government of “unconstitutionally” targeting researchers and tech safety professionals with visa sanctions.

In May 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a “censorship policy” which he said would target foreign nationals it deemed responsible for “censorship of protected expression” in the US.

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The fact that leaders from four civil society organisations have been banned from entering the US “speaks volumes”, Melford [Clare Melford, co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index], told Euractiv earlier this year.

More at:

https://www.euractiv.com/news/tech-researchers-sue-trump-administration-over-visa-bans/

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Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network specialised in EU affairs, established by its founder Christophe Leclercq in 1999. Its reporting is constructive yet critical, following EU policy processes from idea to implementation, as well as the most important news on the ground in Europe’s capitals, and beyond.
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[SheltieLover]

1. Hi Pants! Nice to see you again.

Ty for sharing.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. "censorship of protected expression" in the US ....

... is the Administration's job, in other words.

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