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a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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The decision this week represents a departure from earlier hard-line measures and suggests a recalibration aimed at balancing energy interests with ongoing foreign policy challenges involving the Nicolás Maduro regime.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Wednesday's settlement comes as Columbia has faced harsh blowback from activists and free-speech advocates who accused the Ivy League university of caving to Trump's demands, while other schools, like Harvard University, have taken a more hard-line stance against the administration.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
President Trump and his administration Monday sought to use the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol agent in a Washington Heights park to bolster his hard-line stance on crime and immigration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
President Trump, whose second term has been marked by his hard-line approach to immigration, released a new naturalization ceremony video last month.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 July 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Wednesday's settlement comes as Columbia has faced harsh blowback from activists and free-speech advocates who accused the Ivy League university of caving to Trump's demands, while other schools, like Harvard University, have taken a more hard-line stance against the administration.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
President Trump and his administration Monday sought to use the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol agent in a Washington Heights park to bolster his hard-line stance on crime and immigration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
President Trump, whose second term has been marked by his hard-line approach to immigration, released a new naturalization ceremony video last month.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 July 2025
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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