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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.
What led to the end of the partial government shutdown?
Congress has ended the partial government shutdown. The House approved a spending package of more than a trillion dollars yesterday to fund several of the government's largest departments through the end of September. The vote was 217 to 214. Twenty-one Democrats in the House voted in favor. A stopgap measure funds the Department of Homeland Security through February 13th. That gives lawmakers a short window to negotiate changes sought by Democrats on federal immigration enforcement. They include a ban on officers wearing face masks and mandatory judicial warrants for making arrests. The partial shutdown ended on day four. Some community groups in Minnesota are calling on Governor Tim Walz to enact an eviction moratorium to help families affected by federal immigration enforcement raids in the state.
NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has more from Minneapolis.
The eviction moratorium is aimed at helping immigrants who have not gone to work because they fear detention by federal agents. Governor Walz has not issued an eviction moratorium, and his office has not provided a response as to whether he intends to do so. In response, a growing number of community groups have popped up to help people pay their rent. Alexandria Gomez's group has helped about 170 families by raising more than $300,000.
Without each other, there really wouldn't be no support system. There would be no rent assistance. There would be no food delivery. None of this would exist without just community supporting community.
She says this is another way to fight the federal government's immigration crackdown in their state. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.
At least two cases of measles have been confirmed at a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement detention facility in South Texas. It's in the town of Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio, and is designed for families detained by ICE. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, this is the second report of measles at a NICE facility in recent weeks.
Two people held at the Federal Immigration Detention Center have been quarantined for measles, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. She said federal officials have halted all movement within the center and they're quarantining anyone exposed. Dr. Catherine Peeler of Harvard says a 2016 study of an ICE facility found measles can spread quickly in a crowded center, even with high overall levels of immunity.
I'm very concerned that we're going to see higher rates of measles outbreaks, the same way that we saw a lot of, we saw very high rates of COVID, both in adult detention centers as well as family detention centers.
And as vaccination rates decline, she says the risks of measles outbreaks grow. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
Wall Street is coming off a down day for stocks as technology shares slumped amid investor concerns about the AI sector. This is NPR News. The man found guilty of trying to kill then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida in 2024 will be sentenced today. NPR's Greg Allen says prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for Ryan Ruth.
A Secret Service agent spotted Ryan Ruth holding a rifle in the tree line at a golf club in West Palm Beach where Trump was golfing and fired on him. Ruth fled and was arrested a short time later. Prosecutors detailed Ruth's movements in the weeks leading up to the planned sniper attack. Ruth represented himself at the trial. The jury deliberated just two hours before finding him guilty on all counts. When the verdict was read, he attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen before being subdued by federal marshals. The judge has appointed an attorney to represent Ruth at sentencing. He cites his client's mental health and his age, 60 years old, and is asking the judge for a reduced sentence of 27 years.
Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami.
The White House says this week's talks between the U.S.
How are community groups in Minnesota responding to immigration enforcement?
and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program will go on as scheduled in Turkey. This after a U.S.
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