Ian Martinez

The White House Budget Office paused grants, loans, and other federal assistance. Trump also signed four executive orders that include a move that would push openly transgender folks out of the military and another ordering the Pentagon to build a missile defense system.

I'm Amy Martinez, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. Also, the Trump administration is ending programs that granted legal status to nearly 1.5 million immigrants in the U.S.

Among Trump's latest moves, the Justice Department says it's fired over a dozen officials.

Yeah, many had to flee their homes due to violence and conflict. And because it was too dangerous for migrants to go back, they were granted temporary legal status in the U.S. President Trump has now ended the programs and empowered immigration officials to quickly deport these asylum seekers.

They were granted asylum after fleeing violence and disasters in their home country, so what happens to them now?

The company is called DeepSeek, and it even caught President Trump's eye.

And I'm Ian Martinez. Remember, you can listen to this podcast sponsor-free while supporting public media with Up First Plus. Learn more at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.

Wow, that's some, like, A. Martinez-level cynicism right there.