UNBIASED Politics (6/19/25): Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Treatment for Minors, Senate Proposes Sale of Federal Land, LGBTQ+ Option on 988 Crisis Hotline Being Discontinued, and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠FREE NEWSLETTER⁠. Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. In today's episode: 1. ICE Reportedly Revokes Prior Policy to Stay Away from Hotels and Farms (0:39) 2. Judge Issues New Ruling Over Trump Administration’s Passport Marker Policy (4:03) 3. Senate Committee Proposes Sale of Federal Land to Raise Money (6:37) 4. Supreme Court Rules in Case About Gender Transition Treatments for Minors (13:57) 5. Quick Hitters: Journalists Sue LAPD, NAACP Won’t Invite President to Annual Event, Trump Extends TikTok Ban, NYC Comptroller Arrested by Federal Agents at Immigration Hearing, Rep. Hortman’s Home Broken Into After Murder, Musk and NY Times Feud Over Alleged Drug Use, State Dept. Resumes Visa Processing with New Rules, CBP Released No Migrants into the U.S. in May (22:46) 6. Rumor Has It: Do New VA Bylaws Allow Discrimination Against Democrats and Unmarried Individuals? Was a Brain Dead Woman Forced to Give Birth Because of Georgia Abortion Laws? Is the Trump Administration Removing the 988 Crisis Hotline for LGBTQ+ Individuals? (27:47) SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S FREE NEWSLETTER. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok. All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.3	unbiased your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to unbiased politics.
0:39.0	Today is Thursday, June 19th.
0:41.0	Let's talk about some news.
0:42.2	As you guys know, I typically like to give myself federal holidays off, but there's just
0:46.5	a lot to get caught up on, and I will be taking a full week off next month.
0:51.2	So I figured I would just push through through stick to the normal schedule this week.
0:55.4	With that said, I did record today's episode very early this morning. So anything that happened
1:00.1	during the day on Thursday today will not be included in today's episode. So just note that.
1:08.9	Starting today off with some immigration news and a bit of an update to
1:12.7	Monday's episode, ICE officials have reportedly directed agency leaders to resume immigration
1:19.1	raids at agricultural businesses, hotels, and restaurants. Though I do want to stress that
1:24.4	this is what's being reported. It is unclear where those reports are coming
1:28.1	from and I'll explain why in a minute. But as we talked about on Monday, a prior ICE memo that was
1:34.9	issued last week instructed agents to stop raids and arrests in the agricultural and hospitality
1:40.5	industries and to avoid arresting non-criminal collaterals, referring to people who
1:45.8	are undocumented but have not committed any crimes. We also know that it was President Trump
1:51.7	himself who said that ICE was to stay away from hotels and farms because he had been hearing
1:56.9	from many people in those industries that these raids were taking away good long-time
2:01.7	workers. Trump also posted around that same time, quote, our nation's ICE officers have shown
2:07.4	incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission,
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