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May 22, 2025View Details CourtsEducationImmigration Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking legal status of international students nationwide after more than 4,700 had visas canceled in April based on FBI arrest database searches. May 22, 2025View Details Human RightsImmigrationJustice Dept Trump administration moves to terminate 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement that limits detention of immigrant children and requires government provide them food, water and clean clothes. May 22, 2025View Details EconomyForeign RelationsInfluence More than a dozen Trump administration officials sold stocks days before president’s tariff announcements sent markets plunging, including Trade Representative official who sold $30,000 before April’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. May 22, 2025View Details ImmigrationMilitary Pentagon approves 1,100 more active duty troops for southern border, bringing total to nearly 10,000 as military uses new “military base” designation to detain migrants. 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