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The Trump administration is attempting to scale up third-country deportations after the Supreme Court in June suspended a lower court ruling requiring the administration give deportees due process and an opportunity to claim fear of persecution before they're sent to a country that isn't their own.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
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The best example were a group of Uyghurs that the Administration—actually both the Bush and the Obama Administrations—determined could not be returned to China for fear of persecution, but holding them at Guantánamo ultimately became untenable.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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After the torture was over, Anisimova covered her head with a towel before asking to leave the court.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia's lawyers recently claimed in court documents that he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture.—
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12 July 2025
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North Korea, which views the joint air drill as an intentional provocation, is determined to protect itself against military threats.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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The design of social media has discouraged casual posting, with metrics that make users feel inadequate for not getting enough attention, and with algorithmic feeds that prioritize popular accounts that post constantly—not mundane moments but punditry, provocation, and self-promotion.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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