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Chapter 1: What recent ruling did a federal judge make regarding immigration resources in Minnesota?
Live from NPR News in Washington, D.C., I'm Dale Willman. A federal judge today rejected an effort by Minnesota's Attorney General to block the growth of the immigration resources the Trump administration has sent into that state. In response to the ruling, Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem says they'll continue to work with local law enforcement to make the community safer.
We're grateful when a court sees that the right thing has been done. We'll continue to focus on getting dangerous criminals, murderers, and rapists... and drug traffickers out of this country and bringing them to justice.
The judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by the state, but the lawsuit itself will continue. The state says the Department of Homeland Security is violating constitutional protections of its citizens. Hundreds of angry protesters, meanwhile, gathered in Milan, Italy today to call for U.S. ICE agents to leave that country.
The Department of Homeland Security is helping with protection for U.S. athletes at the Olympic Games. In the wake of violence in Minneapolis, many Italians say ICE agents are no longer welcome. NPR's Brian Mann has more on our report.
It's common for U.S. agents, including those from Homeland Security, to help with security at big international events like the Olympics. But Italians gathered here, including Francesco Tattoni, say they've been horrified by video of ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis.
I don't like what's happening with ICE. I don't want them to come here in Italy. We believe they are doing the same thing the fascists were doing in the 1930s, 1940s.
Many protesters carried photographs of Rene Macklin-Good and Alex Pretti who were killed by ICE agents. Italy's government has downplayed the role ICE will play providing security for the Winter Games, which open officially next Friday. Brian Mann, NPR News, Milan.
The mayor of Nashville says one of his priorities is to restore power to tens of thousands of people who remain without it there. Heavy winter weather last week caused widespread outages in the area. Jackie Sieber with member station WUOT in Knoxville has more.
Nashville Electric Service says it expects to restore power to 99% of its customers by next Sunday, February 8th. Mayor Freddie O'Connell says he shares in Nashvillians' frustration for the slow process to restore power, but adds the new timeline allows residents a chance to move forward.
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Chapter 2: How are U.S. ICE agents perceived in Italy amid protests?
Engineers are still studying the last signals from MAVEN, trying to figure out what went wrong. For NPR News, I'm Joe Palka.
Air travelers flying in the U.S. without a real ID or another acceptable form of identification will be required to pay a $45 fee starting Sunday. The TSA says the fee is not a penalty, instead it's payment to use the new TSA Alternative Identity Verification Program. The process can take as long as 30 minutes to complete and could cause travelers to miss their flights.
I'm Dale Willman, NPR News in Washington.