Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral “Land of the Free Act” to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-06-16 and titled "Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral “Land of the Free Act” to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Rig".

Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral “Land of the Free Act” to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today. U.S. Senator Peters Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to confront President Trump’s reckless attacks on freedom of speech against visa-holders and legal permanent residents. The Land of the Free Act would repeal Section [ ]