Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were wrongfully convicted and executed at the height of the McCarthy era—we understand the extreme danger of the current administration thrusting the U.S. back into the Red Scare days. The recent unlawful arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, the targeting of Yunseo Chung and too many others is a warning sign of what's to come.

"Efforts by federal officials to deport people who have deep ties to the United States by revoking the green cards of those who advocate positions that the government opposes evoke the darkest days of McCarthyism and the Red Scare. They are a profound attack on our right to free expression and an aggressive abuse of immigration law...

...The Trump administration’s actions are obviously intended to chill speech. If today the government feels free to target pro-Palestinian protesters, tomorrow it could go after other outspoken critics of its policies."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-ma…

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