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DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo to justify immigration courthouse arrests
The Justice Department said the memo “does not and has never applied to civil immigration enforcement actions in or near” immigration courts. March 25, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT By Chloe Atkins The Trump administration admitted in a court filing that it had erroneously relied on an ICE memo to justify arrests at immigration courthouses as…
These Memphis-area students are lobbying for mental health investments
Bri Hatch March 16, 2026, 6:06 a.m. ET On a Monday night in December, around 20 Memphis and Shelby County students sat in a conference room illuminated by a big screen projecting policy recommendations. The group discussion sounded nearly identical to a local government meeting, aside from the occasional “6-7” joke. One at a time, the…
Trump proclamation targets trans rights as State Dept. shifts visa policy
Recent policy actions from the White House limit transgender rights in sports, immigration visas, and overarching federal policy. Published on March 13, 2026 By Joe Reberkenny In a proclamation issued by the Trump White House Thursday night, the president said he would, among other things, “restore public safety” and continue “upholding the rule of law,”…
RFK Jr.’s HHS proposes scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ kids in foster care
The policy change was announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking. Jacob Ogles Mar 09, 2026 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed formally removing federal regulations intended to ensure supportive foster placements for LGBTQ children, following a court decision that struck down the rule last year. Foster homes could soon reject LGBTQ+ children…
‘It’s discrimination’: US Small Business Administration cuts off loans to immigrant entrepreneurs
Green card holders are now ineligible for loans through the SBA as agency carries out Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda Nina Roberts Thu 5 Mar 2026 08.00 EST The US federal agency in charge of helping small businesses has cut off an essential line of funding for immigrant entrepreneurs for the first time in the agency’s history. Legal…
Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her
March 5, 2026 2:20 PM ET Ximena Bustillo President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would replace her. Noem “will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in…
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 9:06 PM CDT, March 2, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental…
With a new support crew, trans Utahns fight a range of bills in the Legislature
‘Doing care work for each other is the only way we make it through,’ an advocate says By: Annie Knox March 2, 2026 3:45 pm Transgender Utahns fighting efforts to further limit their access to housing and gender-affirming medical care are getting encouragement at the Capitol this year from supporters with hugs, snacks and a…
2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others
By JOHN HANNA Updated 4:55 PM CDT, February 27, 2026 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people’s gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth, arguing that the measure is “dehumanizing.” The men filed their case Thursday,…