Federal judges in recent actions signaled protections for noncitizen academics and students caught up in immigration enforcement related to campus activism. A federal judge in Boston said he will issue an order to protect academics who challenged arrests and deportations of pro‑Palestinian activists, describing the administration’s tactics as authoritarian and promising an order to safeguard testimony and participation in litigation. Separate reporting covers a college freshman deported in error who hopes to return after a federal prosecutor acknowledged an ICE mistake; advocates and university officials have pressed for remedies. The developments include rulings, proposed orders, and appeals that will shape how courts handle immigration enforcement when it intersects with academic testimony and campus speech. Why it matters: judicial interventions affecting noncitizen scholars and students change institutional obligations, campus safety practices, and legal exposure for universities; they also affect faculty willingness to testify and participate in campus protests and legal challenges.