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Continued Crackdown on Illegal Immigration, Canada Votes, Measles Outbreak
28 Apr 2025
The Trump administration continues to crack down on US immigrants without legal status. The Canadian election has been dominated by President Trump's trade war and threatening rhetoric, and a measles outbreak is especially bad in Texas, where two of every three Americans with the virus live. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, Tara Neill, Alfredo Carbajal, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from David Greenburg. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Yes, I'm supposed to give a level and Xanadu to Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree. Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weekend weary. Those are things I've said for many, many years, not every day.
You haven't pulled that one out in a while. I feel sort of honored. I don't know.
It's for you, Michelle.
Thank you. It's a little poem for you. I feel special. Almost 100 days into the Trump administration, authorities arrested more than 100 people in a Colorado nightclub.
The Trump administration says they lacked legal status. What does that say about the drive for mass deportation?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skeap, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump won the U.S. election in 2024, and he's a big factor in another election in 2025. Canadians are frightened right now. We're afraid. We're under threat. Canada votes for a new parliament today, and the winning party chooses a prime minister. How has a trade war altered the race?
Also, how can pediatricians persuade parents to let their kids get a measles vaccine?
That is our biggest nemesis, right, is misinformation, at least from a health care perspective.
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