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Asylum processing in between the border crossings remains shut down under an executive order President Joe Biden issued in early June.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
The candidates have taken widely different positions on those issues, with President Joe Biden – hailed as the most LGBTQ-friendly president in U.S. history – marking his first day in office with an executive order on LGBTQ rights.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Wednesday’s arrival comes amid an ongoing executive order by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued in January 2023 that sent an influx of state law enforcement officers and National Guard soldiers to help patrol the seas and skies for incoming migrants.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Blakeman first introduced the anti-trans sports bill as an executive order earlier this year only for it to be struck down by a judge months later on the grounds that the county executive did not have the authority to unilaterally issue such a ban without the legislature’s approval.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 25 June 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
The candidates have taken widely different positions on those issues, with President Joe Biden – hailed as the most LGBTQ-friendly president in U.S. history – marking his first day in office with an executive order on LGBTQ rights.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Wednesday’s arrival comes amid an ongoing executive order by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued in January 2023 that sent an influx of state law enforcement officers and National Guard soldiers to help patrol the seas and skies for incoming migrants.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Blakeman first introduced the anti-trans sports bill as an executive order earlier this year only for it to be struck down by a judge months later on the grounds that the county executive did not have the authority to unilaterally issue such a ban without the legislature’s approval.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 25 June 2024
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“Executive order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20order. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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