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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is sending federal immigration agents to U.S. airports starting tomorrow as the Transportation Security Administration faces staffing issues from the partial government shutdown that's now in its fifth week. NPR's Luke Garrett has more.
Chapter 2: What immigration measures is President Trump implementing at U.S. airports?
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is in charge of the ICE deployments to U.S. airports. On Sunday morning, Homan told CNN he doesn't have a finalized plan yet.
It's a work in progress, but we will be at airports tomorrow helping TSA move those lines along.
Homan said he expects ICE agents to guard entries and exits at the nation's busiest airports.
I don't see an ICE agent looking at an X-ray machine because you're not trained in that.
While their goal is to help TSA move passengers through security lines, Homan said ICE will still enforce immigration laws at U.S. airports. TSA security wait times have increased as more agents call out sick or quit. Most TSA officers have worked without pay during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Iran is threatening to escalate strikes on U.S. and Israeli infrastructure in the region, along with crucial water desalination facilities. If President Trump goes through on his threat last night to, quote, obliterate Iran's power plants if the country doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's effectively blocked the straits since the U.S. and Israel war started.
Meanwhile, in Israel, officials are assessing the damage after Iranian airstrikes last night on two cities in the south near Israel's nuclear research center. More than 100 people were wounded. Residential buildings were damaged. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the attack shows Iran endangers the entire world.
Luckily, no one was killed, but that's due to luck. Not their intention. Their intention is to murder civilians. Second, they are using, they fired on Jerusalem right next to the holy sites of the three monotheistic faiths. The Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The U.N. 's nuclear agency says there are no reports of damage to Israeli nuclear facilities. Retailers are predicting strong sales growth fueled in part by tax refunds and the forecast of a cool-down in inflation. The nation's top retail trade group is forecasting that spending at stores and restaurants will grow 4.4 percent this year. And here's Alina Selyuk reports.
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Chapter 3: How is Iran's military stance affecting regional security?
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