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The app's alert button is designed so that with one tap, migrants who suspect they're about to be detained by the U.S. Immigration Department can let the Mexican consulate know. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will carry out mass deportations when he takes office in January.

The app's alert button is designed so that with one tap, migrants who suspect they're about to be detained by the U.S. Immigration Department can let the Mexican consulate know. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will carry out mass deportations when he takes office in January.

Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente presented the app as one of the ways his country's consulates in the U.S. are preparing for that possibility. This permits us to be notified from the moment someone perceives imminent risk that they could be detained. For NPR News, I'm Nina Kravinsky.

Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente presented the app as one of the ways his country's consulates in the U.S. are preparing for that possibility. This permits us to be notified from the moment someone perceives imminent risk that they could be detained. For NPR News, I'm Nina Kravinsky.

Well, fully half the country, 25 states, have enacted laws that ban or limit gender-affirming care for minors. In today's case, three Tennessee families are challenging the state bans on puberty blockers, hormones, and other treatments for kids whose gender doesn't align with their sex at birth. The trans kids and their parents contend that the law unconstitutionally discriminates based on sex,

Well, fully half the country, 25 states, have enacted laws that ban or limit gender-affirming care for minors. In today's case, three Tennessee families are challenging the state bans on puberty blockers, hormones, and other treatments for kids whose gender doesn't align with their sex at birth. The trans kids and their parents contend that the law unconstitutionally discriminates based on sex,

Well, fully half the country, 25 states, have enacted laws that ban or limit gender-affirming care for minors. In today's case, three Tennessee families are challenging the state bans on puberty blockers, hormones, and other treatments for kids whose gender doesn't align with their sex at birth. The trans kids and their parents contend that the law unconstitutionally discriminates based on sex,

because the banned medications are perfectly legal when used to treat other conditions in minors, conditions that range from chronic diseases like endometriosis to early or late-onset puberty. The ACLU's Chase Strangio is going to be making that argument in the Supreme Court today. He's the first openly trans lawyer to argue before the justices.

because the banned medications are perfectly legal when used to treat other conditions in minors, conditions that range from chronic diseases like endometriosis to early or late-onset puberty. The ACLU's Chase Strangio is going to be making that argument in the Supreme Court today. He's the first openly trans lawyer to argue before the justices.

because the banned medications are perfectly legal when used to treat other conditions in minors, conditions that range from chronic diseases like endometriosis to early or late-onset puberty. The ACLU's Chase Strangio is going to be making that argument in the Supreme Court today. He's the first openly trans lawyer to argue before the justices.

Jack Johnson, who introduced the law that's at issue today, counters that the state is charged with regulating medical care in the state.

Jack Johnson, who introduced the law that's at issue today, counters that the state is charged with regulating medical care in the state.

Jack Johnson, who introduced the law that's at issue today, counters that the state is charged with regulating medical care in the state.

You know, in this country, all the major medical organizations that deal with this are on the side of providing treatments for kids, but with lots of guardrails. But the critics of these treatments say that the science is very unsettled in its long-term implications. And here, for instance, is what Senator Johnson said.

You know, in this country, all the major medical organizations that deal with this are on the side of providing treatments for kids, but with lots of guardrails. But the critics of these treatments say that the science is very unsettled in its long-term implications. And here, for instance, is what Senator Johnson said.

You know, in this country, all the major medical organizations that deal with this are on the side of providing treatments for kids, but with lots of guardrails. But the critics of these treatments say that the science is very unsettled in its long-term implications. And here, for instance, is what Senator Johnson said.

Is what Johnson is saying there true? Well, partially. Some Western European and Scandinavian countries have been at this longer and have cut back on providing this care. But I'm unaware of any country banning gender dysphoria treatments for kids who are already under this sort of care. And I should note also that in Europe, a lot of these treatments are restricted to research environments.

Is what Johnson is saying there true? Well, partially. Some Western European and Scandinavian countries have been at this longer and have cut back on providing this care. But I'm unaware of any country banning gender dysphoria treatments for kids who are already under this sort of care. And I should note also that in Europe, a lot of these treatments are restricted to research environments.

Is what Johnson is saying there true? Well, partially. Some Western European and Scandinavian countries have been at this longer and have cut back on providing this care. But I'm unaware of any country banning gender dysphoria treatments for kids who are already under this sort of care. And I should note also that in Europe, a lot of these treatments are restricted to research environments.

But remember that these are countries that have national health care systems, so they can track how this works out for people at every stage of their lives. And the definition of a research environment may be broader than it is in this country. So it sounds like a lot of this is still in dispute, right? You betcha.