Chapter 1: What recent events have influenced U.S. immigration policies?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. 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. The suspected gunman is from Afghanistan. He moved to the U.S. in 2021 and was granted asylum earlier this year. NPR's Vanessa Romo reports.
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.
Chapter 2: How has the Trump administration responded to the Washington shooting?
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The United Nations, meanwhile, is urging Washington to resume taking in asylum seekers. That comes after Trump vowed to freeze that migration. NPR's Dia Hadid has more on our story.
Trump vowed to halt migration from poor countries after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in the capital. One National Guard member died of her injuries. The other is in a critical condition. The UN Human Rights Office spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said that asylum seekers were entitled to protection under international law. and that they should be given due process.
The administration also announced it was pausing migration applications filed by Afghan nationals. But even before the Washington attack, advocates for Afghan migrants say the Trump administration said it would re-interview some refugees admitted under the former President Joe Biden. The administration also limited the number of refugees it allows into the U.S.
every year, with priority given to white South Africans. Dia Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
At least 128 people are dead after a massive fire in a public housing complex in Hong Kong.
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Chapter 3: What actions has the UN taken regarding U.S. asylum policies?
Reporter Charisse Pham has more on that story.
This is one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong's history. It took more than 40 hours to extinguish. Government officials said temperatures on some floors were still too hot for rescuers to enter. warning that the death toll could climb even higher. The apartment complex had been under renovation, and police said construction material at the site was not up to standard.
The fire alarms were also not working properly when the fire broke out, according to Hong Kong's director of fire services. Officials have launched a corruption probe into the renovation project, leading to the arrest of eight people on Friday. That's on top of three people from a construction company arrested on Thursday. For NPR News, I'm Cherise Pham in Hong Kong.
And you're listening to NPR News. NASA's twin Escapade spacecraft have begun their journey to Mars, but as Joe Palka reports, they'll be staying near Earth for almost a full year.
Every two years, the orbits of Earth and Mars line up in such a way that it's possible to send a spacecraft from here to there. The next time that happens is in the fall of 2026. So until then, the Escapade probes will wait in a kidney-shaped orbit near Earth.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the fire incident in Hong Kong?
They'll then use Earth's gravity as a kind of slingshot to actually begin the 10-month cruise to Mars. They'll arrive in 2027. Once there, the two probes are designed to provide a unique picture of how charged particles from the sun, called the solar wind, interact with the thin Martian atmosphere. They'll also make measurements helpful in understanding the ionosphere on Mars.
For NPR News, I'm Joe Palca.
Andrei Yermak resigned Friday as the chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The news came just hours after Yermak's home was searched by anti-corruption investigators. Yermak is a target of those investigators, but they say he's not yet a suspect in the inquiry. Yermak has been the lead negotiator in talks with the U.S.
and other countries over a possible peace deal with Russia. His resignation could cause problems for those talks. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court. A request by his attorneys for his release on health grounds was rejected Friday. His legal team says he's infirm and unable to assist his lawyers.
A ruling last month said releasing Duterte could risk his refusing to return.
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Chapter 5: How are NASA's new spacecraft contributing to Mars exploration?
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