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August 7 brought another ugly reminder that the administration’s immigration agenda is colliding with the courts more often than it is persuading them. The government’s fast-moving enforcement approach kept generating claims of overreach, civil-rights violations, and sloppy execution — all while officials insisted they were simply restoring order.
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August 7 brought another ugly reminder that the administration’s immigration agenda is colliding with the courts more often than it is persuading them. The government’s fast-moving enforcement approach kept generating claims of overreach, civil-rights violations, and sloppy execution — all while officials insisted they were simply restoring order.
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August 7 brought another ugly reminder that the administration’s immigration agenda is colliding with the courts more often than it is persuading them. The government’s fast-moving enforcement approach kept generating claims of overreach, civil-rights violations, and sloppy execution — all while officials insisted they were simply restoring order.
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