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Live from NPR News in Washington, D.C., I'm Dale Willman. A federal judge in Minnesota has declined to order a halt to President Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has our reports.
Attorneys representing Minnesota and the Twin Cities argued in court that the federal actions on the ground were causing, quote, tremendous damage and asked the court to immediately halt the immigration surge with a temporary restraining order. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, a President Biden appointee, denied that request, while acknowledging that the surge, quote, But she said that an injunction halting the operation would go too far and harm the federal government's efforts to enforce immigration laws. The operation has sent thousands of immigration agents to the city, sparking weeks of protests and the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
A partial shutdown of the federal government is continuing this weekend. In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Friday night passed several spending measures that fund a number of departments through September. The deal also extends funding for Homeland Security for another two weeks, giving Democrats a chance to push for several changes with ICE.
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate agreed on a two-week extension for the funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The hope is that it will allow for enough time to negotiate immigration enforcement reforms after federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis this month. The two-week window is for negotiating just that part. The rest of the government, including the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services and other agencies, will get funding through September.
That's NPR's Ximena Bustillo with that report. The House has been in recess and won't be voting on that measure until at least Monday. Israel carried out a new wave of strikes on Gaza Saturday.
What recent legal decisions have impacted immigration enforcement in Minneapolis?
At least 30 Palestinians were killed. That's according to Gaza health officials. The attacks came just after the first phase of a U.S.-backed ceasefire was sealed and one day before Israel is expected to open a key border crossing. NPR's Anas Baba reports from Gaza.
The U.S.-packed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is showing signs of strain. Israel has carried out repeated strikes in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the agreement, an accusation Hamas denies. On Saturday alone, Israeli airstrikes hit a police station, residential homes and a tent encampment sheltering displaced families. Since the ceasefire began more than 100 days ago, Gaza's health ministry say Israeli attacks killed more than 530 Palestinians. Israel says the strike were in response to ceasefire violation. The military says it targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders without providing evidence. Hamas says it's willing to hand over control of Gaza's police and government institutions to a transitional committee once Israel allows it to enter Gaza.
Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Almost 60 cars were involved in a pileup Saturday morning on a highway in central California. Law enforcement officials blame the accident on dense fog that's been especially common this winter. As KVPR's Samantha Rangel reports, it's the region's third major fog-related pileup in two weeks.
The 59-car pileup resulted from a chain reaction crash on California State Highway 99 between Fresno and Bakersfield. Authorities say 10 people were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries. Adrian Gonzalez with the California Highway Patrol says visibility had plummeted.
It was about 100 to 200 feet of visibility when officers first arrived on scene.
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