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Court Rules in Trump’s Favor to Stop Temporary Protected Status for Some Immigrants

By Aida El-Hajjar, age 11 Nearly 400,000 immigrants may be forced to leave the United States because of a September 14 ruling by the federal court of appeals on temporary protected status (TPS) visas. In a 2-1 decision, the court sided with the Trump administration’s stance that some immigrants protected by TPS no longer need …

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IndyTeens: Trump Administration’s Recent Ruling Attacks LGBTQ+ Community

By Sabat Ali, age 14 As the global pandemic continues to worsen, access to healthcare providers is crucial to staying healthy and safe. However, President Trump’s recent measures have attempted to make it difficult for members of the transgender community to find providers who are willing to treat them. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) forbids …

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How Family Separation Continues Through Mass Incarceration

By Lila Katch, age 13 When looking at President Trump’s decision to separate families at the border, it’s easy to pretend that something like this will never happen again. However, this ignores the millions of families across the nation that are currently unjustly separated due to mass incarceration. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, 2.3 …

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