US Appeals Court Weighs Trump's Revocation of Migrants' Legal Status

President Donald Trump's administration is actively defending policies related to immigration and transgender healthcare in ongoing legal battles. The administration urged a U.S. appeals court to uphold Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's revocation of temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, arguing that Noem acted lawfully in ending parole programs initiated under the previous administration. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice requested federal appeals courts to lift blocks on Trump's executive orders that directed agencies not to fund gender-affirming care for minors, asserting the president has the authority to control funding decisions despite constitutional challenges. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court is set to review a lawsuit challenging House Bill 68, which bans certain medical treatments for transgender youth; the state argues the law protects children from irreversible decisions, while opponents maintain it violates constitutional rights. Additionally, a conservative Christian legal group, Liberty Counsel, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling on same-sex marriage, centering on the case of Kim Davis, a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds. These cases highlight the ongoing national debates over immigration policy, LGBTQ rights, and religious liberty under President Trump's administration.