Opal Lee received the nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — on Friday for her efforts in establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Protesters nationwide rallied against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, demanding an end to the crackdown. Concurrently, a federal judge ordered the release of a preschooler and his father from ICE detention, highlighting ongoing legal challenges to immigration policies. The Justice Department has initiated a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, marking a significant development in the scrutiny of federal enforcement actions.