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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar

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

Imran Ahmed
Imran Ahmed is one of five Europeans targeted by the US state department in the past week. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Alamy

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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