In late December 2025, we wrote a thread about the United States Government’s decision to sanction Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center of Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The CCDH is a nonprofit that has long attempted to censor incel speech and has repeatedly targeted our forum in particular. Thankfully, Ahmed’s attempts to shut down Incels.is were unsuccessful.
For added context about the CCDH’s activities, you should read the previous thread if you haven't already:
incels.is
The Legal Happenings
Imran Ahmed
Shortly after Ahmed’s visa was revoked, he filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Government, and was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO), preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from arresting or detaining him for the purpose of removal whilst the proceedings are ongoing. Unlike the United Kingdom or Australia, both of which regularly revoke visas of right-wing personalities without judicial recourse, the United States is a country that values free speech, due process, and an independent judiciary. So Ahmed will have his day in court, as is his right, though it is likely that the U.S. Government will win on the merits.
As part of the litigation, Ahmed’s attorneys sought a court order directing the release of the Administrative Record (AR). This order was initially resisted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a letter to Judge Loretta A. Preska, the DOJ points out that Ahmed’s complaint should be dismissed for improper venue, and because federal district courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over Ahmed’s claims. It would be a pointless endeavour to review the AR should the threshold jurisdictional issues be decided in favor of the U.S. Government.
Letter from DOJ to Judge Preska dated January 22nd, 2026
Nevertheless, Judge Preska ordered the release of the AR, under the rationale that it would help her resolve the matter of Ahmed’s motion for a preliminary injunction. So the State Department released the AR last Friday (February 6th).
The Administrative Record
The AR provides us with the State Department’s policy rationale and legal justification for revoking Ahmed’s visa. In an action memo dated December 16th, 2025, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers recommended that Ahmed be removed from the United States. This and other recommended actions were approved by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio just three days later, on December 19th.
Under Secretary Rogers and Secretary Rubio
The action memo cites the European Commission’s decision to issue a €120 million fine against Elon Musk’s X Corp as reflective of a broader struggle over information control and the influence of U.S. technology platforms. Ostensibly, the EU’s action against X Corp. was a matter of “digital sovereignty”. But in the view of the U.S. State Department, EU officials are simply malding that X has allowed the public to bypass state-influenced media and challenged the European Commission’s ability to shape the public narrative.
Approved action memo authored by Under Secretary Rogers
An accompanying tab titled “Subjects Recommended for Deportability Determinations” in part details Ahmed’s attempts to import a foreign censorship regime into the United States. As Under Secretary Rogers writes:
Tab 2—Subjects Recommended for Deportability Determinations
Having approved Rogers’ action memo, Secretary Rubio then informed DHS the same day that Ahmed may be removed from the United States:
Memo from Secretary Rubio to DHS
Incels.is’ Position
As a target of the CCDH and other left-wing groups, Incels.is reiterates its support for the decisive action taken by Secretary Rubio and Under Secretary Rogers to safeguard online free speech.
There is a rapidly escalating political and legal battle over the future of free speech on the Internet. On one side, you have the United States. It is a fundamental bedrock of American jurisprudence that free speech is essential to liberty, and this right to free speech extends even to speech that most normies consider hateful, loathsome, or just plain stupid. On the other side, you have the United Kingdom and the European Union, whose free speech protections are woefully inadequate. Their political classes overwhelmingly believe that public discourse should be held hostage by the easily offended, and that those who have unpopular or uncomfortable opinions should be fined and imprisoned.
Having failed to build tech companies that rival the size of the largest American tech giants, thanks to their byzantine regulatory frameworks and stagnant economies, London and Brussels are coping and seething that the Internet undercuts their ability to control the public narrative. That is why they seek the ability to cripple or even kill both American tech giants and small platforms such as ourselves and 4chan. The U.S. Government should not hesitate to use every economic and diplomatic tool in its arsenal to defend online free speech, however unpopular, from these woke bureaucrats.
We are confident that the United States will ultimately prevail in the litigation against Ahmed and in the broader fight over the very soul of the Internet.
For added context about the CCDH’s activities, you should read the previous thread if you haven't already:
Incel Victory: U.S. Government imposes sanctions against British activist who tried to shut down Incels.is
Yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced— The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose. These radical activists and weaponized...
incels.is
The Legal Happenings
Imran Ahmed
Shortly after Ahmed’s visa was revoked, he filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Government, and was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO), preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from arresting or detaining him for the purpose of removal whilst the proceedings are ongoing. Unlike the United Kingdom or Australia, both of which regularly revoke visas of right-wing personalities without judicial recourse, the United States is a country that values free speech, due process, and an independent judiciary. So Ahmed will have his day in court, as is his right, though it is likely that the U.S. Government will win on the merits.
As part of the litigation, Ahmed’s attorneys sought a court order directing the release of the Administrative Record (AR). This order was initially resisted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a letter to Judge Loretta A. Preska, the DOJ points out that Ahmed’s complaint should be dismissed for improper venue, and because federal district courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over Ahmed’s claims. It would be a pointless endeavour to review the AR should the threshold jurisdictional issues be decided in favor of the U.S. Government.
Letter from DOJ to Judge Preska dated January 22nd, 2026
Nevertheless, Judge Preska ordered the release of the AR, under the rationale that it would help her resolve the matter of Ahmed’s motion for a preliminary injunction. So the State Department released the AR last Friday (February 6th).
The Administrative Record
The AR provides us with the State Department’s policy rationale and legal justification for revoking Ahmed’s visa. In an action memo dated December 16th, 2025, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers recommended that Ahmed be removed from the United States. This and other recommended actions were approved by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio just three days later, on December 19th.
Under Secretary Rogers and Secretary Rubio
The action memo cites the European Commission’s decision to issue a €120 million fine against Elon Musk’s X Corp as reflective of a broader struggle over information control and the influence of U.S. technology platforms. Ostensibly, the EU’s action against X Corp. was a matter of “digital sovereignty”. But in the view of the U.S. State Department, EU officials are simply malding that X has allowed the public to bypass state-influenced media and challenged the European Commission’s ability to shape the public narrative.
Approved action memo authored by Under Secretary Rogers
An accompanying tab titled “Subjects Recommended for Deportability Determinations” in part details Ahmed’s attempts to import a foreign censorship regime into the United States. As Under Secretary Rogers writes:
Tab 2—Subjects Recommended for Deportability Determinations
Having approved Rogers’ action memo, Secretary Rubio then informed DHS the same day that Ahmed may be removed from the United States:
Memo from Secretary Rubio to DHS
Incels.is’ Position
As a target of the CCDH and other left-wing groups, Incels.is reiterates its support for the decisive action taken by Secretary Rubio and Under Secretary Rogers to safeguard online free speech.
There is a rapidly escalating political and legal battle over the future of free speech on the Internet. On one side, you have the United States. It is a fundamental bedrock of American jurisprudence that free speech is essential to liberty, and this right to free speech extends even to speech that most normies consider hateful, loathsome, or just plain stupid. On the other side, you have the United Kingdom and the European Union, whose free speech protections are woefully inadequate. Their political classes overwhelmingly believe that public discourse should be held hostage by the easily offended, and that those who have unpopular or uncomfortable opinions should be fined and imprisoned.
Having failed to build tech companies that rival the size of the largest American tech giants, thanks to their byzantine regulatory frameworks and stagnant economies, London and Brussels are coping and seething that the Internet undercuts their ability to control the public narrative. That is why they seek the ability to cripple or even kill both American tech giants and small platforms such as ourselves and 4chan. The U.S. Government should not hesitate to use every economic and diplomatic tool in its arsenal to defend online free speech, however unpopular, from these woke bureaucrats.
We are confident that the United States will ultimately prevail in the litigation against Ahmed and in the broader fight over the very soul of the Internet.
Tagging those who responded to the previous thread.
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