The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday in lawsuits filed over its policies on immigration, elections and its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools.

Instead, immigration has emerged as one of Trump’s strongest issues in public polling, reflecting both his grip on the Republican base and a broader shift in public sentiment that is driven in part, interviews suggest, by anger at the policies of his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden.

Federal judges have issued rulings against several Trump administration actions, including voter ID requirements, sanctuary city funding cuts, deportations and anti-DEI guidance.

Goldman, a 50-year-old immigration lawyer who lives in Oro Valley, is entering a nationally watched Arizona congressional race arguing that he's well-positioned to stand up to President Donald Trump, whose administration has questioned the value of giving every migrant a trial and is accused of defying an order from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The city is having a special election in June to fill the District 4 vacancy after the death of Commissioner Manolo Reyes.