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Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans, and Nepalese The Trump administration has said the conditions in the three countries have improved, therefore the immigrants can return back to their homelands. But federal Judge Trina Thompson suggested Trump's m...

Federal judge says TPS holders from Honduras, Nicaragua & Nepal want liberty & the American dream, but "Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood.”

She delayed TPS expiration for those countries. www.npr.org/2025/07/31/n...

'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual a...

Carlos Daniel Terán says he thought he was going to die at the CECOT.

Andry Hernandez describes the place as “hell on Earth.”

Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse www.npr.org/2025/07/27/n... w/ Manuel Rueda

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Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods "I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home.

Recently, this story from @sergiomarbel.bsky.social which lets you hear from people in a really intimate way what this terrible disaster was like for them. www.npr.org/2025/07/09/n...

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“I thought my mom was going to die in front of me.”

How 19-year-old Taylor Bergmann fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home in Hunt, Texas. t.co/aPNY3cLhRp

NEW: As of 9am CT, the death toll in Kerr County is 59 due to the flooding in Texas’ Hill Country.

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said that includes 38 adults and 21 children.

11 Camp Mystic campers are unaccounted for.

8 people have died in nearby counties due to floods.

At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding in Texas’ Hill Country.

Dozens remain missing, including 21-year-old Ella Rose, who was staying with friends at a house near the Guadalupe River. Rescue efforts continue.

My latest from Kerrville, Texas: t.co/RfKu0pZRJw

'You barely see people out': How immigration raids are reshaping daily life in Puerto Rico's Dominican enclave Puerto Rico's Dominican immigrant community is on edge following a series of immigration raids, which started in January. People have stopped going to work, sending kids to school, or attending medica...

'You barely see people out': How immigration raids are reshaping daily life in Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico's Dominican neighborhood. www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...

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Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

JUST IN: Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.

President Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR.

“It’s the latest move by Trump and his administration to utilize federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with.” apnews.com/article/trum...

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OK, pero TIENEN que ver el Tiny Desk de PJ Sin Suela. ¡Que orgullo ser de la misma isla que él, de Puerto Rico, y de trabajar en un lugar que le da una plataforma! youtu.be/pmu2rshSEFg?...

Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported.

"To President Trump and his cabinet, I'm not afraid of you." — Mohsen Mahdawi

Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...

A day in the life of one migrant seeking to stay in the U.S. Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her immigration court date. But a last-minute hospitalization and confusion over Trump's changing immigration policies lead to more hurdles and anxiety.

Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her first immigration court date.

But a last-minute hospitalization has led to more anxiety — missing her court date could be bad news.

This is a day in the life of one migrant seeking to stay in the U.S.: www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...

The latest episode of @npr.org’s Code Switch is the result of over a month of reporting & conversations with devastated parents whose sons are in El Salvador, or were in Gitmo, as part of Trump’s policies.

Please give it a listen wherever you listen to podcasts. t.co/TM5mTYfUgs

#BREAKING Death toll in Dominican Rep. nightclub disaster rises to 113: emergency services

Migrants who entered the U.S. via CBP One app should leave 'immediately,' DHS says DHS is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One app to leave immediately, part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal protections known as humanitarian parole.

Y. was working her regular shift at a California Walmart on Monday when she got an email from DHS.

"It is time for you to leave the United States," the email began as part of Trump's push to revoke temporary legal status for some migrants. www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g...

NEW: U.S. Supreme Court pauses midnight deadline for the Trump administration to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador.

The court gives both sides until tomorrow afternoon to respond.

From the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judges in their decision re: Abrego Garcia:

"The U.S. government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the U.S. off the street and remove him from the country without due process." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-st...

NEW: 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denies Trump administration's motion to stay judge decision ordering the gov to return Kilmar Abrego García to the U.S., the Maryland man deported to El Salvador due to clerical error.

Deadline of 11:59 p.m. remains.

Background: www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n...

Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-st...

"This was an illegal act," U.S. Federal District Judge Paula Xinis told DOJ lawyers at a hearing about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.

She ordered DOJ to bring back Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. Monday. www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n... w/ @joelrose.bsky.social

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Advocates say flawed 'checklist' targets Venezuelans for deportation under archaic wartime act Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.

Josue Basto is one of the migrants sent to El Salvador.

His sister says Basto's record is clean and that he was targeted for his tattoos, which include a clock marking the time of his son's birth. The Trump administration says he's Tren de Aragua. www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...

Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a serious criminal record in the U.S. Only some had been charged with illegal entry. Three had signed their volun...

A source in the DoS says even within the department the Trump administration is not sharing any evidence that supports the claims that these men are Tren de Aragua. The source fears the men will never go to trial and could die in El Salvador’s prison. www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a serious criminal record in the U.S. Only some had been charged with illegal entry. Three had signed their volun...

NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a criminal record in the U.S. Only one had been charged with illegal entry. Three are believed to have signed their voluntary departure orders. www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act NPR talked to the families of four men believed to be in El Salvador. None of them had a serious criminal record in the U.S. Only some had been charged with illegal entry. Three had signed their volun...

"We trusted that the U.S. was going to respect his rights — they don't respect human rights."

Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

Important to note that the Trump administration has been deporting Venezuelans the administration claims are Tren de Aragua, but have not provided evidence on specific cases we’ve asked about.

Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of

NEW: President Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act.

Venezuelan citizens who are at least 14 years old & are members of Tren de Aragua & are not naturalized or lawful permanent residents “are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, & removed.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...