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Immigration News Today: Texas Reins in Border Spending and Shifts Focus to Deportations
Documented - New York
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June 20, 2025
Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. Around the U.S. Texas...
Why Medford, Oregon Is a Great Place to Live, Work, and Retire
Wellbeing Magazine
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June 20, 2025
In Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley lies Medford, where the region’s beauty, good community, and accessibility to healthcare, outdoor activities, and culture come together. Medford is great for anyone planning to retire, raise a family, or start a...
Today's Headlines: ID gender-affirming care ban back in place; WA officials fight AI law limits
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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June 20, 2025
Gender-affirming care ban for minors back on the books in ID Doctors in Idaho are no longer able to provide gender-affirming care to anyone under 18. The state’s ban went back into full effect this week. Idaho's Vulnerable Child Protection Act...
From coast to coast: LGBTQ-friendly places to visit this summer
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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From coast to coast: LGBTQ-friendly places to visit this summer It’s nearly summer, which means vacation time for many LGBTQ+ Americans. But where are LGBTQ+ vacationers heading? From beach towns to big cities, News Is Out shares some of the top...
Democrats' Gender Ideology Bind
Hot Air
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June 20, 2025
Can Democrats escape the corner they painted themselves into on gender ideology? Survey says: "No!" At least not until the paint dries out completely, and this is slow-drying paint. That reality was demonstrated again on Wednesday, when the...
Asylum seeker’s courthouse arrest illustrates Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement tactic
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Several weeks have passed since O-J-M, a 24-year-old asylum seeker, became the first known person during the second Trump administration to be arrested by federal immigration...
These are your rights if you are stopped by ICE in Oregon
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have grown since President Donald Trump took office. Although Oregon is a sanctuary state, that doesn't mean ICE can't make arrests. Here's what to know about your rights if you are stopped by ICE. Do...
Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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On April 24, states received letters from the Department of Transportation stating that they must cooperate on immigration efforts or risk losing the congressionally appropriated funds. No funding was immediately withheld, but some of the states...
Judge blocks Trump administration from tying transportation funds to states’ cooperation with immigration efforts
CNN
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June 20, 2025
CNN — A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked the Trump administration from using states’ cooperation with immigration efforts as a condition for receiving transportation funds. US District Judge John McConnell granted a preliminary injunction to...
Incarcerated Oregon youth graduate with diplomas, licenses and degrees
Oregon Capital Insider
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June 20, 2025
Published 6:33 am Friday, June 20, 2025 Students attend a graduation ceremony at the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany. Many of the youth received their high school diplomas, GEDs and vocational certificates. Two students received...
ICE Arrest of Vineyard Manager Shakes Oregon Wine Industry
Havana Times
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June 20, 2025
Moises Sotelo-Casas was tailed and later arrested while on his way to work. Photograph: Courtesy of the family Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church. By Cy Neff (The...
Oregon House Hosts Controversial Drag Performance Amid Mixed Reactions
Times News Global
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June 20, 2025
SALEM, Ore. — A drag performance on the Oregon House Floor on Wednesday drew both applause and criticism from state representatives. Black drag performers Isaiah Esquire and Aqua Flora entertained lawmakers by dancing through the aisles during the...
Bend Bioscience Opens 4 New Process Development & Manufacturing Suites In Oregon
Outsourced Pharma
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Bend Bioscience, a leading innovation, science, and pharmaceutical services partner, today announced the opening of four new process development and manufacturing suites within its 30,000-square-foot site in Bend, Oregon. The suites will support...
Oregon's legal stance on gender-affirming care remains firm amid national scrutiny
KVAL - Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. — Following Wednesday's landmark Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions are swirling about what this means for young people in other states. 27 states across the country have...
Immigrant Students Weigh Safety and Politics in College Plans
The Good Men Project - California
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June 20, 2025
By Lauren DeLaunay Miller A note on source protection: In this story, we speak to four high school students. In order to protect the identities of the students who fear repercussions based on their immigration status, we have withheld their full...
Dan Lanning & Oregon Face Major B1G Threat in 5-Star Immanuel Iheanacho Race
Essentially Sports
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June 19, 2025
The battle for elite offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of the 2026 cycle. At a towering 6’7″, 350 pounds with the footwork of a tight end, the Maryland native has every major...
CARIMAC, Southern Oregon University to host forum on ‘Democracy in the Digital Age’ at UWI
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
The Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), in partnership with Southern Oregon University’s Democracy Project, is set to host a thought-shifting media and democracy public forum on Wednesday, June 25 at the UWI Mona campus. The...
Celebrating Juneteenth across Oregon
FOX 12 - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Celebrations were held across Oregon to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, including dozens of events that brought together Portlanders for a day of culture...
Religion: June 19, 2025
The Astorian - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
Published 6:00 am Thursday, June 19, 2025 Anchor Baptist Church The congregation meets at the Astoria Christian Church, 1151 Harrison Ave. On Sundays, the service starts at 1 p.m.; Bible study is at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For information, email...
Oregon lawmakers invest in expanded water recycling for irrigation
Capital Press - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
Published 4:05 pm Thursday, June 19, 2025 HB 2169 will expand water recycling projects in Oregon by providing money to hire an interagency team leader to facilitate such projects. (Capital Press file photo) Lawmakers are investing nearly $300,000...