Three labor unions filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that the federal government violated the First Amendment rights of visa holders legally in the U.S. by using a program to search their social media for specific viewpoints, including criticism of the U.S. government and Israel.

United Auto Workers, Communications Workers of America and the American Federation of Teachers sued the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

This comes after the State Department said it had revoked the visas of at least six people over social media comments made about late conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his murder last month.

"Plaintiffs represent thousands of people whose speech is chilled by the threat of adverse immigration action if the government disapproves of anything they have expressed or will express," the lawsuit reads.

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Administration officials have purported that foreigners do not have the same constitutional rights as U.S. citizens and do not have a right to hold a visa, as the federal government seeks to target them for speech.

"The United States is under no obligation to allow foreign aliens to come to our country, commit acts of anti-American, pro-terrorist, and antisemitic hate, or incite violence. We will continue to revoke the visas of those who put the safety of our citizens at risk," State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.

The lawsuit points to high-profile cases and the comments of federal officials to argue that a government program uses artificial intelligence and other automated tools for surveillance of visa holders' posts and targets people critical of the Trump administration and what the government considers to be "hateful ideology."

The federal government has broadly defined support for terrorism to include criticism of U.S. support for Israel and the Jewish State's military action, as well as support for Palestinians. The government has used this as a justification to cancel visas.

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The unions' complaint cited the case of green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, who was released in June following months in detention after the government attempted to deport him for participating in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.

The lawsuit said the immigration threats over views disapproved by the government have prompted some union members to withdraw from publicly affiliating with their unions at organizing events, step down from leadership roles and "deleted, refrained from, or otherwise altered their social media and online engagement with the unions."

"This loss of engagement has harmed the plaintiffs’ ability to further their organizational missions and impeded their ability to carry out their responsibilities, which include recruitment, retention, and organization of union members; advocacy on behalf of union members; and the promotion of civic and political engagement among union members," the lawsuit said.

Many union members have stopped expressing their views because "the government has promised and proven that saying the wrong thing can trigger life-altering immigration consequences, particularly for visa holders and Lawful Permanent Residents," the complaint reads.

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, the administration has searched for online posts to target foreigners for the potential rescinding of their visa.

On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order to ensure visa holders "do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles, and do not advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists and other threats to our national security."

Over the summer, the State Department said it would start requesting that applicants make their social media accounts public for government monitoring and that interviews with applicants would determine who may pose a threat to national security.

Reuters contributed to this report.

NFL fans got a real treat on "Thursday Night Football" as the Cincinnati Bengals snapped their three-game losing streak with a thrilling 31-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. 

The Bengals, desperate for a win after starting the season 2-0, are now 3-4, while the Steelers fall to 4-2 on the year. 

And while they may be well past their primes, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco put on a show like it was the early 2010s in Cincinnati. 

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It started with Rodgers, who has gotten better by the week it seems with the Steelers in his debut season. He needed just eight plays to go 69 yards for a touchdown to tight end Jonnu Smith from 10 yards out, as he scrambled, surveyed and threw a strike to his man for the seven-point lead. 

For Flacco, the success didn’t come right away in his home debut with the Bengals, as they were forced to punt twice. But the third possession saw the drive Bengals fans have been desperate for since Flacco was traded from the Cleveland Browns to relieve Jake Browning of his starting duties. 

Flacco went 10 plays and 72 yards where he found Ja’Marr Chase on one of many passes, this one for an eight-yard touchdown to make it 10-7. 

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Then, Cincinnati’s defense came through immediately as momentum shifted to the home team. Jordan Battle intercepted Rodgers on an incredible play, ripping the ball out of D.K. Metcalf’s hands and staying inbounds while doing so. Flacco took that opportunity and found Tee Higgins, who ran through multiple Steelers defenders for a 29-yard touchdown. 

Rodgers would be picked off again on the ensuing drive, and the Bengals were able to kick a field goal before the end of the first half to head into the locker room with a surprising 17-10 lead. 

If the first half wasn’t wild enough, the second half blew the doors off their primetime divisional bout. There were five straight scoring drives, including three straight touchdown drives, with Flacco finding Noah Fant and Rodgers using his tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington to make it a 27-24 game. 

The Bengals were able to give Evan McPherson a field goal try, which he buried to move their lead to 30-24, but Rodgers had the opportunity late in the fourth quarter to give his team a shot at the lead they were chasing since the first quarter. 

With 2:21 left on the clock, Rodgers escaped pressure and his eyes lit up as he saw Freiermuth alone downfield and he zipped a pass to him that was caught and it was off to the races. Freiermuth went 68 yards to tie the game, and the extra point was good to give Pittsburgh the 31-30 lead. 

But was it too fast of a score for the Steelers considering how Flacco and the Bengals’ offense were playing? You bet. 

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Flacco dissected the Steelers’ defense once more with a seven-play drive that was capped by a perfectly placed 28-yard pass to Higgins, who smartly slid in the red zone to waste clock and allow McPherson a chance for the walk-off field goal. He nailed it from 36 yards out and the Paycor Stadium crowd was in a frenzy as they finally got back into the win column. 

Looking at the box score, Chase broke his own franchise record for the most receptions in a single game, hauling in 16 of his 23 targets from Flacco for 161 yards and his touchdown. Those 23 targets were the most a player has had all season in the NFL by a mile. 

Higgins also added 96 yards with his touchdown on six catches, while Chase Brown finally had the rushing game he wanted with 108 yards on 11 carries after struggling through the first six games. 

Flacco finished an incredible 31-of-47 for 342 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. As for Rodgers, his patented Hail Mary didn’t work in the end. He was 23-of-34 for 249 yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions.

Jaylen Warren tallied 127 yards on the ground as well as 31 air yards on four catches, while Freiermuth had his breakout game this season with 111 yards on five receptions. 

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