Three major labor unions sued the federal government to stop a social media surveillance program designed to revoke visas and green cards of immigrants with "hostile attitudes" about the government.
The program has suppressed free speech, including graduate students targeted for pro-Palestine views.
The First Amendment applies to everyone who lives in the U.S.
A lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation noted this is the first lawsuit to challenge the surveillance program itself.
Author's summary: Unions sue government over AI surveillance program.