Trump sends 'border czar' to lead ICE in Minneapolis
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What recent changes has President Trump made regarding immigration enforcement in Minneapolis?
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Kaarklas korjaa, Kaarklas vaihtaa.
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Charlotte Gallagher and in the early hours of Tuesday the 27th of January these are our main stories.
I cannot sit idly by while our country changes from what it was a democracy into an authoritarianism fascist government.
As protests continue in Minneapolis, Donald Trump shakes up his much-criticized immigration enforcement team. We'll get the latest from the city. The body of the last Israeli hostage is returned from Gaza. What does that mean for the peace plan? Also in this podcast, it's one of the biggest unknowns in astronomy, but scientists believe they've now mapped dark matter.
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And have they also cracked the mysterious ways of magic mushrooms? After days of mounting anger in Minneapolis over the killing of another US citizen by federal officials, there are now signs that the White House may be changing its tone in the wake of sentiments like these from protesters in the city.
It's disgraceful. They shouldn't be murdering people. Alex did nothing wrong. Neither did Renee Good.
What impact did the recent killings of US citizens by federal agents have on public sentiment?
I cannot sit idly by while our country changes from what it was, a democracy, into an authoritarianism, fascist government. Our government and the Department of Homeland Security is nonsense, and it is being run by the biggest idiots I've ever seen.
Despite the anger, the White House press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, in her briefing to reporters, placed the blame of Alex Preti's recent killing on local politics.
This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota, spreading lies about federal law enforcement officers who are risking their lives daily to remove the worst criminal illegal aliens from our streets, murderers, rapists, pedophiles, human traffickers, and gang members.
But under growing pressure, President Trump appears to be taking steps to de-escalate the crisis. He said he'd had a good call with the Democrat governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, saying he felt they were on a similar wavelength. He's also sending his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minneapolis. It comes as the city's mayor announced that some of the federal agents would start leaving the area on Tuesday, reportedly including the man who's led the immigration roundups, Greg Bovino. Our correspondent in Minneapolis, Tom Bateman, told me more.
Greg Bovino, who has been very much the figurehead on the streets for the Border Patrol in many American cities, but particularly here in Minneapolis, said to be leaving the city probably imminently, probably as soon as sometime later. Tuesday and other agents around him. Now, it had been reported that he was being relieved of his duty. That was the line that was circulating, although the Department of Homeland Security has now said that that particular description is not accurate. But certainly if he is to leave in the next 24 hours or so, I think that is going to be perceived by both the protesters and the Democrat Party. leadership here is something of a victory, but still really falling short of their full demand, the protesters at least, which was for all of the federal immigration authorities to leave the city.
And it comes as, you know, you've been suggesting amid a change of tone by the White House, feeling a bit more conciliatory over this very, very big standoff between the Democrat led states and the White House itself.
Are you surprised, Tom, by the shift in tone? Because often from the White House and people associated with the Trump administration, we hear a lot of deny and attack. But it seems very different at the moment.
Well, I think the biggest driver of that is the opinion polling. And, you know, Donald Trump is highly attuned to... what his base is thinking and feeling.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent changes has President Trump made regarding immigration enforcement in Minneapolis?
0:00–2:22
2
What impact did the recent killings of US citizens by federal agents have on public sentiment?
2:22–8:18
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How is the White House responding to the protests in Minneapolis?
8:18–11:06
4
What are the latest developments in the Gaza peace plan?
11:06–15:52
5
What new findings have scientists made about dark matter?
15:52–29:03
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How is Nike adapting to automation and what does this mean for their workforce?
29:03–29:47