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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Immigration agents are leaving Minnesota.
Chapter 2: Why are ICE agents leaving Minnesota now?
They left us with deep damage, generational trauma. They left us with economic ruin in some cases.
The governor wants the federal government to help pay for the damage.
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadal, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Chapter 3: What is the current status of DHS funding negotiations?
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out tonight.
Chapter 4: What impact did ICE enforcement have on Minnesota communities?
The Senate could not get a spending bill passed because Democrats want concrete changes to ICE tactics.
Democrats will not support a blank check for chaos.
Which parts of the government are likely to shut down?
Chapter 5: How could a DHS shutdown affect immigration enforcement?
And the Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning regulations on greenhouse gases, including vehicle emissions. What could that mean for the auto industry and for drivers? Stay with us.
Chapter 6: What does the EPA's new stance mean for the auto industry?
We'll give you the news you need to start your day. White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that the surge of federal agents in Minnesota is coming to an end.
So what comes after most of those agents leave, and who pays for the damage?
Chapter 7: How will the rollback of emissions regulations affect consumers?
The operation lasted more than two months, and entirely aside from people without legal status who were detained, the government seized American citizens, disrupted businesses, triggered weeks of street protests, and killed two Americans, each of them shot while on video.
Reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox of Minnesota Public Radio joins us now with more.
Chapter 8: What are the potential legal implications of the EPA's decision?
Good morning, Estelle. Good morning. So why did Tom Homan say this surge is ending in Minnesota?
Well, Homan pretty much said mission accomplished. He said DHS agents have arrested more than 4,000 people, and he said cooperation from local elected officials and police has improved, including, Homan said, more access to undocumented inmates held at county jails here.
We have obtained an unprecedented level of coordination with law enforcement officials that is focused on promoting public safety across the entire state.
Homan said he's now confident that ICE can work more closely with local and state law enforcement, though he didn't point to any specific changes in policy or practices in the state.
So is that true? Have state and local leaders said they've changed anything when it comes to coordination with the federal government?
Well, the officials we've heard from say they've had productive talks with Homan, but several county sheriffs say they didn't change any enforcement policies. So we're yet to see if county jails really do start giving ICE that increased access, as Homan mentioned. Governor Tim Walz said the state isn't changing its policies either.
He called on residents to remain vigilant in the coming days as immigration officers leave. And he called this crackdown, quote, an unconstitutional assault on our state and one that's negatively impacted nearly every sector of life in the Twin Cities.
They left us with deep damage, generational trauma. They left us with economic ruin in some cases. They left us with many unanswered questions. Where are our children? Where and what is the process of the investigations into those that were responsible for the deaths of Renee and Alex?
Walls and other officials have repeatedly pressed for state investigators to join federal agents in their investigations into the killings of Renee Macklin-Good and Alex Preddy. So far, they've been kept away.
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