‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Dep't of Education chaos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042125_parents_disabilities/really-scared-parents-kids-with-disabilities-confront-dept-education-chaos/ As President Trump takes drastic steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, disability advocates are worried about whether the agency can carry out its responsibilities to serve students with disabilities. #Tucson #Arizona

For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates deportation plans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041925_detention_profit/for-profit-immigration-detention-expands-as-trump-accelerates-deportation-plans/ The Trump administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. #Tucson #Arizona

Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain have withdrawal symptoms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042025_weed_withdrawal_op/weed-withdrawal-more-than-half-people-using-medical-cannabis-pain-have-withdrawal-symptoms/ In stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively harmless. While weed is indeed less dangerous than some other drugs, it is not without risks. #Tucson #Arizona

Smithsonian museum visitors reject Trump’s view that exhibits are ‘divisive’ & ‘woke’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_smithsonian_exhibits/smithsonian-museum-visitors-reject-trumps-view-that-exhibits-are-divisive-woke/ President Donald Trump’s order to scrub anything “divisive” from the Smithsonian to shield Americans from “woke” propaganda has – at least temporarily – had the opposite effect, as visitors are flocking to see certain exhibits before they’re taken down. #Tucson #Arizona

Immigrants without legal status must now register & carry documents, after court order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_immigrant_registration/immigrants-without-legal-status-must-now-register-carry-documents-after-court-order/ Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement. #Tucson #Arizona

Az House revives bill criminalizing ‘stolen valor’ claims after Senate obstruction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041025_stolen_valor/az-house-revives-bill-criminalizing-stolen-valor-claims-after-senate-obstruction/ A bill to impose criminal penalties against people who falsely claim military service or honors that has become a political football once again cleared the Arizona House of Representatives, but its fate in the Senate still remains unclear. #Tucson #Arizona

ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040925_expo_deportations/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/ Trump administration officials were speakers at the 2025 Border Security Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center, and most extolled Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, including the acting ICE director, who said his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants. #Tucson #Arizona

Supreme Court empowers Trump to continue deportations to El Salvador prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_scotus_alien_enemies/supreme-court-empowers-trump-continue-deportations-el-salvador-prison/ The Supreme Court freed President Donald Trump from a restraining order grounding deportation flights, allowing the administration to continue deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. #Tucson #Arizona

Trump asks Supreme Court to block return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_scotus_deportation/trump-asks-supreme-court-block-return-maryland-man-mistakenly-deported-el-salvador-prison/ The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order to return a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison. #Tucson #Arizona

‘Fill in that gap’: Arizona hopes to have Missing Endangered Persons alert system live by summer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040725_mmip_alert/fill-that-gap-arizona-hopes-have-missing-endangered-persons-alert-system-live-by-summer/ Developing solutions for the MMIP crisis within Indian Country included advocating for the creation of a multijurisdictional missing persons alert system — something that is finally about to become a reality as Arizona and other states across the country work to implement the new alert. #Tucson #Arizona