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Why are Chicago residents fearing a surge of federal immigration agents this weekend?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. People in and around Chicago are keeping watch for a potential surge by federal immigration agents this weekend and for National Guard troops to possibly be deployed. Illinois Governor J B Pritzker has said that additional immigration enforcement could start as soon as this weekend. But President Trump has not laid out any timeline.
Well we're going in. I didn't say when, we're going in. When you lose look, I have an obligation. This isn't a political thing.
Trump speaking at the White House earlier this week, he has repeatedly singled out Chicago following his federal takeover of policing in Washington DC.
How is the Mexican Independence Day parade proceeding despite immigration enforcement threats?
Despite threats of increased immigration enforcement in Chicago, a predominantly immigrant neighborhood is going forward with its annual Mexican Independence Day parade later today. Adriana Cardona Magiga to member station WBE Z reports.
The parade is expected to be held with additional precautions amid fears that federal agents may arrest people. Local officials are urging US citizens with immigrant routes to show up in support. Almanaya is a Cook County Commissioner.
As a proud Mexican American, what we want to do is continue to celebrate because they are trying to dim our light, they're trying to dim our culture. But we're here to say we're gonna continue to be here, we're gonna continue to celebrate.
Other officials and advocates are urging immigrants to make an arrest plan before leaving home. For NPR News, a Madriana Cardona Magigad in Chicago.
What did the federal judge rule regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Venezuelans?
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections from deportation for more than one million people from Haiti and Venezuela. The judge in California says Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome lacks the authority to end the program, known as temporary protected status, or TPS, the protections were granted during the Biden administration. The Israeli military continuing to attack Gaza. Palestinians are being told to move south, where the army says it will deliver aid. Here's M PRS Jane Araf reporting.
The Israeli military says it's setting up what it calls a humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, where it will provide tents, food, and medical care. Hundreds of thousands of civilians who have already been displaced multiple times are still in Gaza's biggest city, where Israel has been increasing attacks ahead of seizing it. The UN says so far only about forty thousand people have moved south, with many unable to afford transport or too sick or injured to move. Israel said it would work with the UN to provide aid in South Gaza, but the UN's humanitarian office says the Israeli military is rejecting many of its requests for aid movements.
How is the Israeli military creating a humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis amid the Gaza conflict?
Jane Araf and Pure News Aman.
And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. President Trump says his executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War is about winning. The move would restore the name the Pentagon held until after World War II. The change requires congressional approval. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed sweeping new laws aimed at improving youth camp safety and strengthening the state's disaster preparedness, as the Texas newsroom Zusco Vasquez reports as follows one of the deadliest floods in recent U.S. history.
Governor Abbott, flanked by children and families who've lost loved ones, said grieving parents pressed him for swift action.
They pleaded that their daughters did not die in vain.
What new safety laws and disaster‑aid measures has Texas enacted after the deadly Hill Country floods?
The new laws impose stricter safety rules on youth camps throughout the state. Lawmakers also set aside nearly $300 million for flood sirens and disaster aid. It's all in response to July's catastrophic hill country floods, which killed more than 130 people, nearly forty of them children.
Every child who goes to camp should come home to their families.
The bills stalled last month after Texas Democrats fled the state to block a Republican backed redistricting plan, which ultimately passed. For MPR News, I'm Lucio Vasquez in Houston.
In Flushing Meadows, New York, the US Open Women's Singles Final is today.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why are Chicago residents fearing a surge of federal immigration agents this weekend?
0:00–0:41
2
How is the Mexican Independence Day parade proceeding despite immigration enforcement threats?
0:41–1:34
3
What did the federal judge rule regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Venezuelans?
1:34–2:52
4
How is the Israeli military creating a humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis amid the Gaza conflict?
2:52–3:39
5
What new safety laws and disaster‑aid measures has Texas enacted after the deadly Hill Country floods?
3:39–4:39