Noor Rahm

John Otis reports from Bogota.

Civil rights groups are suing the U.S.

government over conditions at an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas.

The suit claims horrific conditions and inhumane treatment, including physical violence.

Three people have died since it was opened last year.

A government spokeswoman called the allegations categorically false.

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The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has announced a nighttime curfew around an immigration detention center until further notice.

This follows a series of clashes between protesters and police.

Homelessness dropped slightly in the last year of the Biden administration, the first national decline in nearly a decade.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the latest federal count.

A two-week-long event called the Great American State Fair is planned for the National Mall next month, part of the celebration of the nation's 250th birthday.

Several musicians have backed out, saying they didn't want to participate in a political event.

President Trump called them third-rate artists he said they'd be replaced with what he called the number one attraction anywhere in the world –

Donald J. Trump.

Trump is now scheduled to personally open the fair on June 24th.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke at an Asian defense summit in Singapore today.

It comes at a time of heightened concerns over China's intentions for the region.