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NPR News: 02-12-2026 2PM EST

12 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

1.229 - 16.791 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. White House Border Czar Tom Homan says more than two months of a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will soon be over. Estelle Timar-Wilcox of Minnesota Public Radio has the latest.

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16.811 - 21.057 Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Homan said agents are now leaving and the drawdown will continue through the next week.

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Chapter 2: What recent developments are there in U.S. immigration enforcement?

21.537 - 24.942 Estelle Timar-Wilcox

He said the operation resulted in more than 4,000 arrests.

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24.922 - 42.255 Tom Homan

I'm very pleased to report that this surge operation and our work here with state and local officials to improve coordination and achieve mutual goals, as well as our efforts to address issues of concern here on the ground, have yielded the successful results we came here for.

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42.32 - 59.82 Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Homan said a, quote, small footprint of personnel will remain for a period and continue immigration enforcement. Local leaders called this the start of a hard recovery from community distrust and the economic impact that the operation caused in the state. For NPR News, I'm Estelle Timar-Wilcox in Minneapolis.

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60.22 - 81.566 Lakshmi Singh

Polls suggest a majority of Americans favor deportation for those in the U.S. illegally. But Democratic Governor Tim Walz warns of long-lasting trauma for communities that have witnessed immigration raids, mass protests, and the deaths of two Americans when they encountered federal agents. Two U.S.

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81.586 - 103.316 Lakshmi Singh

senators are raising issues of Justice Department surveillance as they examine the unredacted files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. South Carolina's Nancy Mays, one of four Republicans who defied President Trump and the GOP to force the disclosures, spoke to NPR after spending two hours in a small room the DOJ set up to access the documents on computers.

103.436 - 124.403 Nancy Mays

There is someone or two people from the DOJ monitoring you as you sit on those computers. There is a tech person who logs you into the computer. They log you into the computer because they're giving you your own identification. They're tracking all of the documents that members of Congress open, and they're tracking everything that you do in that room.

125.058 - 134.612 Lakshmi Singh

Democrat Pramila Jayapal questioned the DOJ's surveillance process and Attorney General Pam Bondi's true intentions before she was set to testify in Capitol Hill yesterday.

134.632 - 143.505 Pramila Jayapal

I think she probably opened it up to us on Monday, two days before the hearing, so she could see what we were going to search and ask her about.

143.485 - 157.905 Lakshmi Singh

Jaya Palin-May speaking to NPR's Morning Edition. Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth is not attending today's meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. NPR's Lauren Frayer says it's another sign the administration's pulling back from its leadership role in the alliance.

Chapter 3: What are the implications of the recent immigration operation in Minnesota?

260.984 - 278.978 Lakshmi Singh

senators are raising issues of Justice Department surveillance as they examine the unredacted files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. We intended to say two U.S. representatives. U.S. stocks are trading lower this hour with the Dow down 514 points. This is NPR News.

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