Pennsylvania State University: Anti-ICE Poster Under Police Investigation

On January 29, a poster depicting a person wearing an ICE vest hanging from a noose under the words “DEAD ICE AGENTS CAN’T KILL” was discovered outside Penn State’s student union. Images of the poster circulated online with calls to identify and punish the responsible party. In response, the university condemned the poster and announced said “University Police and Public Safety [are] investigating.”

On February 5, FIRE wrote Penn State, urging it to cease any investigation into the poster and to refrain from punishing the author(s) behind it, as the poster constitutes political advocacy protected by the First Amendment.