A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and […]
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Trump terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota : NPR
President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in […]
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat : NPR
A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed, July 15, 2025, in Chicago. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican’s first term that […]