Thirteen New England college newspapers are backing Stanford University’s student newspaper in a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy they say infringes on international students’ free speech rights.

The colleges signed an amici brief, a legal filing from outside parties offering support in the case. It challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claim that his office has the authority to deport international students or revoke their visas for statements the Trump administration says compromise American foreign policy interests.

The policy was used to revoke the visa of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, leading to her detainment after she wrote an op-ed about the Israel-Hamas war for The Tufts Daily. Öztürk was held for six weeks at an ICE facility in Louisiana before b

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