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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other administration officials have touted the facility—built by repurposing the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida—as representing the White House's hard-line stance on immigration enforcement and border security.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But given the fierce hard-line opposition and the leadership’s fear of the potential domestic consequences of surrendering to Israel and the United States, that is very unlikely.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The nation’s immigration courts have become a key focus of Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement efforts.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
There was no hard-line negotiating.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But given the fierce hard-line opposition and the leadership’s fear of the potential domestic consequences of surrendering to Israel and the United States, that is very unlikely.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The nation’s immigration courts have become a key focus of Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement efforts.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
There was no hard-line negotiating.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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