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Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Jaylen Green, Uncloseted Media This month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of troops, including the National Guard and the Marines, to crack down on protests in Los Angeles against ICE raids in the latest act of their ongoing legal and military attacks on undocumented immigrants. Kelvin, a gay man from…

KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM CDT A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from…

by Solcyré Burga Jun 18, 2025 12:55 PM CT The Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to transgender rights with its decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures for trans minors in the state. The Wednesday decision in the landmark U.S. v. Skrmetti case…

The bill, which is poised to become law, creates up to a $250,000 fine for medical professionals who change a patients’ listed sex outside of certain exemptions. By Ayden Runnels May 22, 20257 PM Central The Texas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring health agencies to create a new field in medical records for the…

A federal judge asked that ICE detail the exact date and time the 24-year-old was detained and removed, and for a reason why such a move was “immediately necessary.” Author: Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola Published: 6:51 PM PDT June 3, 2025 PORTLAND, Oregon — A federal judge from Oregon has demanded an explanation as to why an asylum seeker from…

The judge’s ruling is the first to broadly block federal prison officials from carrying out Trump’s executive order targeting “gender ideology.” By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 06/03/2025 02:03 PM EDT A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care…

Last updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 12:54AM CDT LOS ANGELES (KABC) — President Trump is calling for even more expanded deportation operations in several major cities across the country, including Los Angeles. Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very…

Many of the people arrested at appointments had been released under a program for those deemed not to be threats to public safety. June 4, 2025 / Updated June 5, 2025 By Julia Ainsley, Laura Strickler and Didi Martinez Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the most immigrant arrests in a single day in its history Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people, according…

By Melissa Brown | June 18, 2025, 4:28pm CDT Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. The proposed rule being considered by the Tennessee Board of Education would amend existing guidelines to allow schools to move a student deemed a “disruptive force” to a more restrictive environment before…

Military.com | By Patricia Kime Published June 13, 2025 at 5:38pm The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday against the federal government in a class-action suit over combat-related special compensation, paving the way for an estimated 9,000 retired service members to receive thousands of dollars in retroactive pay. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices said that a law the government applied to…