In Lunas Campos’ case, officials from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, initially minimized the incident that led to his death, pointing to his criminal history.
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
Context that undermines sensational allegations is minimized.
In 2018, the court unequivocally repudiated its wartime decision that denigrated Japanese Americans.
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Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
Butler was one of several key women in the history of environmental restoration who took advantage of the fact that botany was not entirely restricted to men—though this also meant that it was denigrated as a feminine pastime.
In recent months, the president has frequently disparaged Obama’s South Side Chicago presidential library, posting on Truth Social on June 13 an edited picture of its campus turned into a tent camp and the main building depicted as a trash can.
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Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Pro-Cleveland newspapers disparaged Halpin’s character and ran reports that Blaine’s wife was pregnant before they were married.
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Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 June 2026
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