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Feb 21, 2025 The Senate passed a budget resolution funding Trump's deportation plan Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The vote showed Congress using budget procedure to back a major expansion of executive immigration enforcement capacity.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
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- Senate passes budget for Trump's deportation plan — The U.S.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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Feb 20, 2025 An appeals court refused to reinstate Trump's birthright citizenship ban Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The decision preserved a constitutional limit on executive immigration policy and kept judicial review as an active check.
Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
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- Appeals court denies Trump’s plea to reinstate birthright citizenship ban — A federal appeals court in San Francisco denied the Trump administration's request to reinstate a ban on birthright citizenship.
- US court denies reinstatement of birthright citizenship ban — A US appeals court denied an emergency application from the Department of Justice to reinstate a ban on birthright citizenship.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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