Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Trump administration has been lashing out against immigrants in the U.S. following the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. by a suspected gunman from Afghanistan. NPR's Vanessa Romo reports the man moved to the U.S.
Chapter 2: What recent actions has the Trump administration taken regarding immigration?
in 2021 and was granted asylum earlier this year.
In a post on X Friday, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow says the agency has halted all asylum decisions. President Trump vented his anger over the shooting on Truth Social late Thursday night.
In a post, the president said his administration would, quote, end all federal benefits and subsidies to non-citizens and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States. He also falsely alleged that refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America.
He went on to blame immigrants for crime and using federal benefits, and he called out legal green card holders for getting government support. Trump promised to permanently pause migration from what he called third world countries. Vanessa Romo, NPR News.
A top aide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky resigned in a corruption probe. The resignation of Andrei Yermak came after authorities raided his residence and office today. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
He's a former film producer. He goes way back with Zelensky, a business partner in Zelensky's TV days before being elected president of Ukraine in 2019. And he's really been Zelensky's right-hand man in office. And the two are close personal friends. They've basically lived in close quarters in the presidential compound behind the sandbags.
They're said to even work out together, watch movies together to lower their stress. But over time, Yermak has amassed a lot of power. He basically ran the executive office. Everything went through him. and a majority of Ukrainians are happy about his resignation.
That's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reporting. Airbus is ordering an immediate software fix for thousands of its A320 series jets. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports the company has released a statement saying strong solar radiation can corrupt data used by flight control systems.
On October 30th, a JetBlue flight abruptly lost altitude while flying from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey. Several passengers were injured. Airbus now says that this was likely the result of intense solar radiation corrupting data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
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