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Here in the United States, the Trump administration laid off some FEMA workers and people involved in the Emergency Management Agency tell NPR it's backing off work on building codes to make buildings more resilient. What's changing and why? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. We have a clearer picture this morning of how the Trump administration is using the U.S.

Here in the United States, the Trump administration laid off some FEMA workers and people involved in the Emergency Management Agency tell NPR it's backing off work on building codes to make buildings more resilient. What's changing and why? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. We have a clearer picture this morning of how the Trump administration is using the U.S.

Here in the United States, the Trump administration laid off some FEMA workers and people involved in the Emergency Management Agency tell NPR it's backing off work on building codes to make buildings more resilient. What's changing and why? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. We have a clearer picture this morning of how the Trump administration is using the U.S.

naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

And we've learned some information about them along the way. So let's go to NPR immigration correspondent Sergio Martinez Beltran. Sergio, good morning.

And we've learned some information about them along the way. So let's go to NPR immigration correspondent Sergio Martinez Beltran. Sergio, good morning.

And we've learned some information about them along the way. So let's go to NPR immigration correspondent Sergio Martinez Beltran. Sergio, good morning.

Okay, so United States, Guantanamo, Honduras, Venezuela, zigzagging around the Caribbean and surrounding areas. So I want to figure out what we've learned here.

Okay, so United States, Guantanamo, Honduras, Venezuela, zigzagging around the Caribbean and surrounding areas. So I want to figure out what we've learned here.

Okay, so United States, Guantanamo, Honduras, Venezuela, zigzagging around the Caribbean and surrounding areas. So I want to figure out what we've learned here.

OK, so I guess some of them were accused of crimes. Some of them were not accused of crimes other than entering the United States illegally and they went to Guantanamo. Here's my next question. If they sent people to Guantanamo briefly, only to send them onward to other places, it's a way station, it's a transfer point.

OK, so I guess some of them were accused of crimes. Some of them were not accused of crimes other than entering the United States illegally and they went to Guantanamo. Here's my next question. If they sent people to Guantanamo briefly, only to send them onward to other places, it's a way station, it's a transfer point.

OK, so I guess some of them were accused of crimes. Some of them were not accused of crimes other than entering the United States illegally and they went to Guantanamo. Here's my next question. If they sent people to Guantanamo briefly, only to send them onward to other places, it's a way station, it's a transfer point.

OK, so they're sending a signal either to the U.S. public or to future migrants about what they want to do to people who come to the United States. Another question now, Sergio, what was the lawsuit that you mentioned earlier?

OK, so they're sending a signal either to the U.S. public or to future migrants about what they want to do to people who come to the United States. Another question now, Sergio, what was the lawsuit that you mentioned earlier?

OK, so they're sending a signal either to the U.S. public or to future migrants about what they want to do to people who come to the United States. Another question now, Sergio, what was the lawsuit that you mentioned earlier?

NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran, thanks for your reporting. Really appreciate it. You're welcome. In Israel, authorities say a body returned by Hamas, a hostage, is not who the militants claimed it to be.

NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran, thanks for your reporting. Really appreciate it. You're welcome. In Israel, authorities say a body returned by Hamas, a hostage, is not who the militants claimed it to be.