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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Trump has vowed to remove millions of immigrants without legal status as part of a hard-line mass deportation policy.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Abrego Garcia, a construction worker who had been living in Maryland, became a flashpoint over Trump’s hard-line immigration policies when he was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in March.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
That July, students protested the closure of a reformist newspaper—one of a few outlets that dared to openly criticize the hard-line clerical establishment.
—Kian Tajbakhsh, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
In the week leading up to the July 1 return-to-office deadline, Newsom has softened on his initial hard-line stance on the issue.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Abrego Garcia, a construction worker who had been living in Maryland, became a flashpoint over Trump’s hard-line immigration policies when he was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in March.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
That July, students protested the closure of a reformist newspaper—one of a few outlets that dared to openly criticize the hard-line clerical establishment.
—Kian Tajbakhsh, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
In the week leading up to the July 1 return-to-office deadline, Newsom has softened on his initial hard-line stance on the issue.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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