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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Lisa Cautel. Police say that the two people shot and wounded by Border Patrol officers in Portland, Oregon Thursday have an association with a Venezuelan gang. But a public attorney representing one of the men disputes the charge. Alex Zielinski with Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.
Portland Police Chief Bob Day said that the two people shot by federal authorities are associated with the Tren del Ragua. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said that the two are gang members. Day said that the pair were connected to a July shooting in Portland that involved the Venezuelan gang. He could not confirm whether they were suspects.
This information in no way is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred here.
The two who were injured in the Thursday shooting are in stable condition. They are in federal custody. For NPR News, I'm Alex Zielinski in Portland, Oregon.
Later today, mass demonstrations organized by civil rights groups and advocates for migrants are set to take place across the country. Many activists say they will be protesting the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis Wednesday. A suspect is in custody after multiple shootings across West Point, Mississippi that left six people dead, according to local authorities. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Shamira Muhammad has details.
Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott says in a social media post that multiple lives were lost due to violence, but that there was no longer a threat to the community. West Point is a town of about 10,000 people located near the Alabama border. Sheriff Scott confirmed with television station WTVA that the shootings occurred in three separate locations. No other specific details or potential motives have been released at this time. For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson, Mississippi.
In a bid to reduce housing prices, President Trump says he wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports it's not clear how he'd do that or if it would lower prices.
Trump announced the plan in a Truth Social post, saying inflation has put the American dream of homeownership out of reach for many. He said he'd ask Congress to codify a ban, though such proposals in the past have failed to gain steam. In recent years, there's been a surge of corporate landlords buying homes to rent out, and it sparked tension in a lot of cities. Officials say corporate owners are more likely to hike rents, evict tenants, and let houses fall into disrepair. They also outbid potential buyers with all-cash offers. Overall, though, housing experts say large investors own only a sliver of the market, and the bigger problem driving up home prices is a lack of supply. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
And this is NPR News from New York City. In Iran, nationwide anti-government protests continue while the internet and phone lines remain cut, and that country's attorney general warns that participating in mass demonstrations could result in protesters being charged as, quote, an enemy of God. If found guilty under the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the punishments include execution or permanent exile. The U.S.-based human rights activist agency says at least 65 people have been killed to date. The two weeks of protests are the largest since 2022 when 22-year-old Masa Amani died in detention after being detained for allegedly not covering her hair in a public space. With elections upcoming in Uganda next week, the U.N.
is warning of an environment marked by widespread repression and intimidation. Michael Koloke reports.
According to a report released yesterday by the UN's Human Rights Office, Ugandan authorities have used several laws to arrest and detain opposition leaders and to restrict rights to free expression. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is seeking a seventh term in office.
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