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Jun 18, 2025 The State Department required student and exchange visa applicants to make social media available for review Corroborated Power and Authority
The rule expanded ideological screening by the executive branch and tied entry to the United States to broad disclosure of personal expression.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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Supporting reports
- New US Visa Rules Require Social Media Access for Foreign Students — The US State Department has announced new visa rules requiring foreign students to unlock their social media profiles for review by US diplomats before receiving educational and exchange visas.
- State Department to Review Visa Applicants' Social Media — The State Department will review social media accounts of individuals applying for student and visiting scholar visas, looking for indications of hostility toward the U.S.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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Jun 17, 2025 Judge Julia Kobick blocked passport restrictions on transgender and intersex applicants Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The injunction limited executive control over identity documents and affirmed judicial review of rights-affecting administrative rules.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
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Supporting reports
- Federal judge rules trans people can update gender markers on passports — A federal judge in Boston, Julia Kobick, issued a preliminary injunction allowing transgender and intersex individuals to update their gender markers on U.S.
- Preliminary injunction ruling — Orr v. Trump (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10313 — Judge Kobick granted the class certification and preliminary injunction.
- Federal Judge Blocks Passport ID Ban — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from prohibiting trans or nonbinary individuals from using an "X" gender marker on passports.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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Jun 16, 2025 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a waitlist for a $5 million Trump Card residency program Corroborated Economic Structure
The proposal linked immigration access to wealth, reinforcing a market-based hierarchy in entry and residency policy.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump Card Residency Program Announced — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a waitlist for a $5 million "Trump Card" that offers permanent residency in the U.S.
Attacks
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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Jun 16, 2025 Federal courts issued multiple injunctions and stays in challenges to Trump administration actions Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings showed courts continuing to slow, narrow, or pause executive actions across education, grants, records, and immigration cases.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- Appeal filed — American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02429 — Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the case.
- Appeal filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — Defendants appealed Judge Maddox's summary judgment order to the Fourth Circuit.
- Case update — American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-03072 — Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint .
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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