Trump ‘blatant’ refusal to comply in deportation case shows growing rift with judges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060225_trump_judges/trump-blatant-refusal-comply-deportation-case-shows-growing-rift-with-judges/
Federal judges have found the Trump administration either violated their preliminary injunctions or restraining orders, or have broadly invoked executive privileges to stonewall information in immigration cases, raising concerns the administration is skirting due process rights.
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The history of ‘coming out,’ from secret gay code to popular political protest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060225_lgbtq_pride_op/the-history-coming-out-from-secret-gay-code-popular-political-protest/
The history of the term “come out” as gay has changed from the earliest days of the gay rights movement, to today, when it has been adopted by other movements.
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Budget bill is on verge of transforming how America eats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060225_food_changes/budget-bill-verge-transforming-how-america-eats/
The “big, beautiful” tax bill contains food and agricultural provisions expected to remain intact: cuts to the nation’s nutrition programs; an increase of billions in subsidies aimed at industrial farms; and a rescission of funding to help farmers deal with the impacts of climate change.
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Pima Supes to discuss tax for housing; Oro Valley water rates to rise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060125_agenda_housing_op/pima-supes-discuss-tax-housing-oro-valley-water-rates-rise/
Pima County is on the verge of a small property tax to raise money for housing programs; Oro Valley Town Council prepares to raise water rates; Downtown library may move across street & more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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USDA ends program that helps tribes get healthy food https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060125_food_grant_cuts/usda-ends-program-that-helps-tribes-get-healthy-food/
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
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As anti-trans laws get more extreme, here’s where state laws stand in 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060125_trans_laws/as-anti-trans-laws-get-more-extreme-heres-where-state-laws-stand-2025/
Since 2020, every new year has brought a new record of state bills attempting to roll back transgender rights, and those bills are becoming broader and more extreme, as politicians look for new ways to enforce a binary definition of gender.
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They didn't do it: Pima County's 'Truth in Taxation' hearings are anything but https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053125_truth_taxation_op/they-didnt-do-it-pima-countys-truth-taxation-hearings-are-anything-but/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has three public hearings planned so the public can chime in about "tax increases." Except they aren't tax increases, even though the hearings must be advertised that way.
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Hernandez: Trump’s tariffs are a tax on Arizona families and farmers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053025_hernandez_op/hernandez-trumps-tariffs-are-tax-arizona-families-and-farmers/
Donald Trump’s push to recklessly impose tariffs should alarm every Arizonan, especially those of us who depend on trade to lower our costs of everyday groceries & goods, and to fuel our small businesses. — Democratic congressional candidate Daniel Hernandez
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Street-level violence prevention programs have been decimated by Trump just ahead of summer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053125_violence_prevention/street-level-violence-prevention-programs-have-been-decimated-by-trump-just-ahead-summer/
Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate conflict, but the Trump admin last month pulled roughly $500 million in remaining funds across a range of programs, just as summer is approaching.
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Tech, defense & support services companies make millions off new ICE contracts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053125_ice_contracts/tech-defense-support-services-companies-make-millions-off-new-ice-contracts/
Companies are rushing to secure government contracts as the Trump administration ramps up its spending on ICE to reach its deportation goals and the House approved a spending bill that sets aside $175 billion for immigration enforcement – about 22 times ICE’s annual budget.
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Hey 19: FC Tucson devastates visitors from Coachella by Hardcastle-esque margin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/053125_fc-tucson/hey-19-fc-tucson-devastates-visitors-from-coachella-by-hardcastle-esque-margin/
FC Tucson defeated visiting Coachella SC at Kino North Stadium by a 19-0 margin on Saturday night. No, that is not a typo, nor did you accidentally read an article about the other football: 19 goals.
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Trump’s tariffs are a tax on Arizona families and farmers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053025_hernandez_op/trumps-tariffs-are-tax-arizona-families-and-farmers/
Donald Trump’s push to recklessly impose tariffs should alarm every Arizonan, especially those of us who depend on trade to lower our costs of everyday groceries & goods, and to fuel our small businesses.
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U.S. solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053025_solar_manufacturing_op/us-solar-manufacturers-lag-skyrocketing-market-demand/
U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages.
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Supreme Court lets Trump slash humanitarian status for over half a million migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053025_migrant_status/supreme-court-lets-trump-slash-humanitarian-status-over-half-million-migrants/
The Supreme Court ruled to revoke the legal status of over half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are temporarily in the U.S. for humanitarian needs, boosting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.
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‘You show up and get deported anyway’: Migrants with court hearings face an impossible choice https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053025_migrant_hearings/you-show-up-and-get-deported-anyway-migrants-with-court-hearings-face-impossible-choice/
Federal immigration officials continued targeting people at the Phoenix Immigration Courthouse, surveilling and detaining migrants whose cases were dismissed minutes earlier in ways that appear to be an attempt to minimize attention from both protestors and media.
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Trump administration targets gender-affirming care for kids with provider warnings, billing demands https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053025_gender_providers/trump-administration-targets-gender-affirming-care-kids-with-provider-warnings-billing-demands/
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urged health care providers to stop several treatments for children with gender dysphoria, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries.
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Trump admin knew most Venezuelans deported to Salvadoran prison had no U.S. convictions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053025_deportee_convictions/trump-admin-knew-most-venezuelans-deported-salvadoran-prison-had-no-us-convictions/
The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them.
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Number of immigrants in U.S. without permanent legal status grew to 12.2M between 2020 & 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053025_immigrant_growth/number-immigrants-us-without-permanent-legal-status-grew-122m-between-2020-2023/
The Center for Migration Studies Thursday released a report finding the population of people in the United States without permanent legal status increased to 12.2 million in 2023, a number that grew by 2 million from 2020 to 2023.
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La mayoría de los venezolanos deportados a prisiones salvadoreñas no tenían condenas en EE UU https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053025_deportee_convictions_esp/la-mayoria-de-los-venezolanos-deportados-prisiones-salvadorenas-no-tenian-condenas-en-ee-uu/
Los registros del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU., revelan que más de la mitad de los 238 deportados estaban catalogados sólo como infractores de las leyes de inmigración y no tenían prontuario criminal alguno en Estados Unidos.
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Carter administration takes power: FC Tucson women open home schedule on Sunday with new coach https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/053025_fc-tucson/carter-administration-takes-power-fc-tucson-women-open-home-schedule-sunday-with-new-coach/
FC Tucson’s women’s squad will be opening their home season with coach Caylee Carter on Sunday with a match against El Paso Surf. It will be the third of three matches for them in a week.
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