Federal judges in multiple districts signaled willingness to protect noncitizen academics and student activists amid aggressive immigration enforcement that has targeted campus organizers. A Boston judge said he will issue an order to protect academics who testified in defense of detained pro‑Palestinian students; another jurist proposed extending protections to members of academic groups behind a related lawsuit challenging deportations. The developments come after high‑profile detentions and legal fights over the arrests and removals of pro‑Palestinian activists and noncitizen scholars. Courts are increasingly asked to balance immigration enforcement with First Amendment concerns and due‑process rights for those involved in campus speech and protest. Universities, counsel offices, and campus advocates should prepare for continued litigation and guidance shifts: legal teams must coordinate rapid response protocols for detained scholars, preserve testimony channels, and monitor evolving judicial orders that could limit deportation actions while cases proceed.