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Tuesday
15 Jul 2025

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My country, 'tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty,
of thee I sing:
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside
let freedom ring!

No more shall tyrants here
With haughty steps appear,
And soldier bands;
No more shall tyrants tread
Above the patriot dead—
No more our blood be shed
By alien hands.

Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees
sweet freedom's song:
let mortal tongues awake,
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break,
the sound prolong.

Samuel Smith
1831

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Trump Administration Sues Los Angeles Over Immigration Policies
Donald Trump's administration has sued the city of Los Angeles claiming city law discriminates against federal law enforcement and is obstructing the enforcement of immigration laws with sanctuary policies that bar local police from sharing information on people without legal status. The lawsuit says Donald Trump "campaigned and won the presidential election on a platform of deporting the millions of illegal immigrants the previous administration permitted, through its open borders policy, to enter the country unlawfully." It is the latest in a string of lawsuits against so-called sanctuary jurisdictions -- including New York, New Jersey and Colorado -- that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It comes weeks after protests over the administration's highly aggressive and hostile deportation agenda exploded in Los Angeles. The protesters -- along with the city's mayor, Karen Bass and state governor, Gavin Newsom -- have subsequently become key targets for Trump and his allies.

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