Tell CBP: Stop Deportation of Reporters Who Criticize Trump

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) just deported Australian journalist Alistair Kitchen—after hours of detention and grilling over his reporting and political views. His “crime”? Criticizing Trump and covering pro-Palestinian student protests.

U.S. border agents are targeting travelers for what they believe and what they write. PEN America calls it a “disturbing pattern.” The Committee to Protect Journalists is now urging reporters: think twice before entering the U.S.

Our nation’s reputation for upholding freedom is being tarnished in real time, and we need to pressure CBP to stop it, before it’s too late.

Tell U.S. Customs and Border Protection: “Stop deporting reporters simply for criticizing the Trump administration and accurately reporting the news. Defend our democracy and the free press now.”

Silencing journalists at the border is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. It trashes press freedom, chills dissent, and sends a chilling message: speak out against Trump, and you could be banned.

CBP doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Congress has the power—and the duty—to investigate these abuses. However, it shouldn’t take congressional hearings for CBP to do what’s right, and all of us that rely on a free press shouldn’t have to wait.

Targeting the press is unconstitutional, un-American, and unacceptable. If we don’t raise our voices, political deportations will become standard practice. Every signature builds pressure on CBP to end its censorship-by-border.

Stand up for free speech. Stand up for the truth. Sign now to demand Congress and CBP stop the political purge at our borders—before it's too late.

The petition to U.S. Customs and Border Protection reads: “Stop deporting reporters simply for criticizing the Trump administration and accurately reporting the news. Defend our democracy and the free press now.”