Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What are the latest updates on immigration protests in Minnesota?
More protests and clashes over immigration operations in Minnesota. NPR recorded this video in North Minneapolis last night in the area where an ICE agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan immigrant accused of resisting arrest. On social media, President Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act.
NPR's Meg Anderson reports the centuries-old law would give the president sweeping powers to control federal troops without state consent.
The president said he would institute the act if state officials don't, quote, stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE. The law has been invoked before. The last time was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. During that use, the U.S. Marines opened fire on a home during a misunderstanding between troops and police.
Since an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Macklin-Good last week in Minneapolis, more ICE agents have been deployed. Community members have increased their protests of the massive surge in immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, blowing whistles, yelling, and filming ICE officers. ICE has responded with aggressive tactics, using tear gas, pepper balls, and flashbangs to disperse crowds.
Meg Anderson, NPR News.
The Treasury Department has announced new sanctions against more than a dozen Iranian people and entities, with the country witnessing violent crackdowns on protesters. We have more from NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.
In a video announcement, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said previous sanctions have successfully pressured Iran by slowing the economy. However, he added these new sanctions target sanction evasion.
Today's sanctions target 18 individuals and entities that the regime uses to evade sanctions on Iranian oil and divert proceeds from its energy sales away from the rightful owners, the Iranian people.
The protests started at the end of December in response to the collapse of the country's currency. but grew to be more broadly against the country's authoritarian leadership.
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