What recent immigration case has garnered public attention?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia this morning emerged to a cheering crowd from a scheduled appointment at an ice field office in Baltimore after a federal judge blocked immigration authorities from redetaining him. An interpreter for Abrego Garcia translated his message.
I stand before you as a free man, and I want you to remember me this way, with my head held up high.
Simon Sandoval motioned Berg, one of Abrego Garcia's attorneys, told the crowd outside the ICE office.
He's walking out the door and he's heading back to Prince George's County to be with his family, with his child, with his wife. Everyone is extremely, extremely happy about this.
The case has become a rallying point against Trump administration enforcement actions against illegal immigration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating Boston for alleged housing discrimination. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports this is the latest move in a major shakeup of fair housing enforcement.
HUD essentially accuses Boston of discriminating against white people when it comes to buying or renting affordable housing, citing programs that target Black and Latinx families. In a statement, HUD Secretary Scott Turner calls this a, quote, ideological commitment to DEI rather than merit or need. and in a letter to Boston's mayor, the agency says racial preferences are unconstitutional.
On its website, Boston says it's made historic progress as it strives to boost affordable housing across the city. In recent months, former HUD civil rights lawyers have accused the agency of violating the law. They say it's interfered in fair housing cases against minorities and others. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The Pentagon has received a report from the U.S. Navy on Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. It stems from Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers appearing in a video that reminded members of the military that they must refuse to obey illegal orders. Kelly is a former astronaut and a retired Navy captain, and PR's Quill Lawrence has more.
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