On today’s show: CNN examines how cities across the U.S. are preparing for Trump’s immigration crackdown. NPR’s David Folkenflik explains the tabloid scandal at the heart of Prince Harry’s legal victory against Rupert Murdoch’s publishing arm. Los Angeles County had started to curb homelessness. Will the fires undo that progress? The Washington Post looks at what might happen next. Plus, Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador faced questions from senators, Elon Musk’s hand gesture raises eyebrows, and Mariners great Ichiro Suzuki is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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Good morning. It's Wednesday, January 22nd. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a major legal victory for Prince Harry in his battle against Rupert Murdoch's tabloids. What the L.A. fires are like for some of the city's most vulnerable people. And Elon Musk's hand gesture sends a message, intentional or not.
But first, immigrant advocates and families across the country are preparing for mass deportations now that President Trump is in office. It's something Trump promised for months on the campaign trail. Trump has already signed several orders that will impact immigration. But so far, we know few details about how his proposed mass deportation program would work, including who would be targeted.
Administration officials have said they will prioritize people with criminal convictions, similar to past administrations. And Trump has said that he wants to lean on state and local law enforcement to assist with the deportations. In fact, he has threatened hundreds of state and local officials with criminal prosecutions and lawsuits if they don't comply with his plan.
The courts will almost certainly get involved. A number of local law enforcement officials have already said they would not participate in mass detentions. Here's what one sheriff told CBS in Las Vegas.
I think it'll be an interesting conversation, but roundups out in the community and those kinds of things, that's not my job. I have too much to do.
But with Trump's threats looming, immigration advocates are trying to prepare families with the legal knowledge they might need to navigate an encounter with ICE.
Like in Springfield, Ohio, where Haitian migrants were placed in the national spotlight when Trump, on the debate stage, repeated false claims that migrants in Springfield were eating pets, a claim that Springfield police and officials have repeatedly said was not true.
Here's Vilas Dorsenville, the executive director of the Haitian Community Help and Resource Center in Springfield, speaking with the Columbus Dispatch.
We told them that if it happens that they encounter with an ICE officer on the street, they have the right to remain silent. They have the right to ask to speak to a lawyer.
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