Chapter 1: What criminal investigation is the DOJ launching against Minnesota officials?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Department of Justice is launching a criminal investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye. The Trump administration alleges that the Democratic leaders are impeding federal law enforcement's ability to do their jobs. Waltz and Fry have publicly criticized Trump's immigration crackdown.
The state and city are suing to block it, arguing agents are unconstitutionally stopping and arresting people. The Justice Department has not yet responded to NPR's inquiries about the investigation. There's growing concern about the treatment of people held at a massive immigration detention facility in Texas after the death of a Cuban man earlier this month.
The tent facility at Fort Bliss is run by a private contractor. Angela Kacherga with member station KTEP has more.
There are conflicting reports about how the 55-year-old man died. A detainee at the camp told the Associated Press he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos in an altercation with guards and heard him say in Spanish... He could not breathe. The Department of Homeland Security says Lunas Campos tried to take his own life and staff intervened to save him.
Marisa Limon Garza is the director of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
There will be more deaths, that there will be more harm, that this is not an anomaly, unfortunately, unless ICE changes course, there's more oversight, there's more accountability, and there's more protection of people in detention.
This is the second death at the detention camp where more than 3,800 people are being held. For NPR News, I'm Angela Kocherga in El Paso.
Republicans in California are appealing a federal court ruling upholding the state's new congressional map. It's the latest in a legal battle over California's Democratic-led redistricting plan, known as Proposition 50, designed to counter President Trump's redistricting efforts in red states. CAP Radio's Laura Fitzgerald reports.
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Chapter 2: What are the concerns regarding the treatment of detainees in Texas?
Some dogs have also died. Dr. Craig Smolin runs the San Francisco Division of the state's poison control system.
We anticipate that these mushrooms could continue to be fruiting in abundance throughout the rainy season in California.
Immigrants from Mexico have been disproportionately impacted because the local death cap looks very similar to an edible mushroom that grows in Oaxaca. For NPR News, I'm April Domboski in San Francisco.
A young woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime. A viral video shows her lighting a cigarette from a burning photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. She defies Iran's strict laws by not wearing a hijab and mocking the regime. The video has inspired protests worldwide with people
Replicating her act, she identifies as a radical feminist and lives in Toronto as a refugee. This is NPR News from Washington.
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