Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Trump administration is planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nick Delacanal of member station WFAE reports border patrol agents could arrive there as soon as this weekend.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says Border Patrol agents will arrive in Charlotte in the coming days.
Chapter 2: What immigration enforcement operations are planned in Charlotte, North Carolina?
But details are still vague, including how many federal agents and for how long. Charlotte City Councilman-elect J.D. Mazuera Arias, an immigrant from Columbia who did not always have legal status himself, says the government should be more transparent. If there is an operation or presence in Charlotte, the public has the right to know what's happening and why it's happening.
Latino advocacy groups say the announcement has already sparked fear, with families staying home and immigration help hotlines lighting up. For NPR News, I'm Nick Della Canale in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Federal employees are getting back to work now that the government shutdown has ended. In Jackson, Mississippi, IRS agent William Harris says it's been a rough year for him. He was laid off in February during agency cuts, rehired in September, then sidelined again during the shutdown.
A lot of people's lives are impacted by the decisions or lack of decisions sometimes. So stressful, but also theatrical.
Federal agencies are scrambling to restart everything from routine paperwork to clearing airport backups, delays that forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights this month. The FAA says airports should return to normal operations once flight restrictions tied to safety staffing are lifted.
United and Delta say Thanksgiving travel should be fine after both airlines reported a slowdown in ticket sales during the shutdown. Russia carried out an attack on the Ukrainian capital today, launching hundreds of missiles and drones, killing at least four people and injuring more than two dozen.
NPR's Joanna Kikisis reports Russia is stepping up attacks as winter approaches in an attempt to wipe out Ukraine's heating and power sources.
Ukrainian authorities say more than 400 drones were used in the assault. Ukraine's air defense tried to shoot them down. Residents awoke to the sound of machine gunfire and blasts. The head of Kyiv's military administration said Russia had struck residential buildings in nearly every neighborhood. Rescue workers are looking for survivors in the rubble.
Kyiv's mayor, Vitaly Klitschko, says the city's heating infrastructure was also struck and to expect outages. Joanna Kakisis, NPR News, Kyiv.
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