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What happened in the New Hampshire country club shooting?

Dale Willman 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington DC, I'm Dale Wilman. A gunman opened fire at a New Hampshire country club on Saturday. Police say one person was killed and several others were wounded. A suspect has been taken into custody. A witness said it was chaotic when the shooting began. He also said the suspect appeared to be targeting someone. Police say they have no motive yet for the shooting. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday that will prevent local and federal law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings when conducting official business. The measure takes effect on January first.

How will California’s new law affect police face‑coverings during raids?

Dale Willman 0:34

Newsom says the law is in direct response to immigration raids in Los Angeles earlier this year that were pushed by President Trump.

Gavin Newsom 0:45

to the city of Los Angeles. He federalized. Four thousand of our National Guard.

Dale Willman 0:53

The bill offers exemptions for undercover agents, medical masks, and tactical gear. A Georgia based journalist arrested while covering an anti Trump protest in June has been ordered to be deported, for Member Station WABE in Atlanta, Emily Woo Pearson reports.

Emily Woo Pearson 1:09

Mario Guevara, a Spanish language journalist from El Salvador, has been in immigration and customs enforcement detention since his arrest this summer, even though charges were dropped, and his attorneys say he's authorized to work in the U.S. An immigration judge said Guevara could be released on bond, but the federal government appealed. Homeland Security officials say he's in the U.S. illegally. On Friday, the Immigration Board of Appeals ruled Guevara should be deported.

Why is the immigration detention of journalist Mario Guevara raising legal concerns?

Emily Woo Pearson 1:33

The ACLU says His life is in danger if he is deported to El Salvador and is calling for Guevara to be released from detention. For NPR News, I'm Emily Woo Pearson in Atlanta.

Dale Willman 1:43

The White House says the new one hundred thousand dollar fee on the H one B visa will only apply to new applicants. President Trump announced the new fee on Friday. The visas used primarily by skilled tech workers who were worried they too would be required to pay the fee. The visas used by tech companies to fill jobs that are hard to fill. Colombia has had the most environmental activists killed or disappeared for the third year in a row. And as NPR's Jeff Brady reports, the group Global Witness says Latin America remains the deadliest region for such attacks.

Jeff Brady 2:14

Global Witness has documented deaths and disappearances of environmental activists globally since 2012.

What is the new $100,000 fee on H‑1B visas and who will have to pay it?

Jeff Brady 2:19

Over a dozen years, it says at least two thousand two hundred and fifty-three activists were killed or disappeared. In twenty twenty four, Colombia was first with forty eight people, followed by Guatemala, Mexico, and Brazil. Indigenous people make up a disproportionately large share of the victims. Deaths and disappearances in some countries with authoritarian leaders such as China may be underreported. Report authors say the number of killings and disappearances last year was lower than in 2023, but Global Witness has documented a growth in criminalizing activism in some countries, including the US, United Kingdom, and Australia. Jeff Brady, NPR News. And you're

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listening to NPR News. The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from transit agencies in both Boston and Chicago over concerns about crime and safety.

Which countries saw the most environmental activist killings in 2024?

Dale Willman 3:10

Jeremy Seacel of Member Station GBS reports that the warning came in a pair of letters sent by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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In his letters to the heads of Chicago's CTA and the MBTA in Boston, Duffy urged both agencies to quote, take actions that enhance safety and reduce crime or risk a loss of federal support. Jim Aloisi is the former head of Massachusetts State Transportation Department. He says it's a mostly empty threat. The day to day operations of the T or CTA are not funded at all by the federal government. So the threat of pulling that money is nonexistent because it doesn't exist. Still, Duffy is asking both agencies to turn over documents related to plans to reduce crime. The move comes amid a broader federal effort to exert more control over transit hubs around the country.