Trump administration policies

The two regulations, not yet finalized, are among the “procedural barriers for asylum applicants” that the second Trump administration has pursued.

The Trump administration has left in place the Biden administration’s eased restrictions on mifepristone that eliminated an in-person dispensing requirement.

The task force was directed to focus on anti-Christian bias, but the report argued that the issues it included “do not only affect Christians. Far from it.”

A ruling in the case could have far-reaching implications for those who hold TPS status, including 350,000 Haitians who are living and working in the U.S.

“The meeting between Pentagon and Vatican officials was a respectful and reasonable discussion,” said a Defense Department official’s statement.

Louisiana’s request to block the regulation permitting mifepristone to be sent by mail was denied, but it could renew its case after the review. 

On Jan. 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order seeking to change the longstanding legal interpretation of the 14th Amendment.

“This conflict has religious connotations, but they are manipulations: those who wish to bring religion into it exploit the name of God.”

Critics of the Biden policy said it discriminated against potential foster parents over their religious beliefs about marriage, sexuality and gender.

“There is also the concern that the conflict may widen and that other countries in the region, including Lebanon, may once again sink into instability.”