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Dale Willman (0:17)
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Protesters are scheduled across the protests, rather scheduled across the country this weekend following two separate ICE shootings in Minnesota. Local and state officials say they're investigating the shooting death good while in Portland, a man and a woman were shot and are now in federal custody in stable condition. NPR's Martin Costi is in Portland where he says concern and frustration with ICE raids is continuing to grow.
Martin Kosti (0:44)
The Minnesota situation is stoking skepticism here in Portland. Speaking about federal authorities, yesterday the mayor here in Portland, Keith Wilson, said, quote, there was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past, and I'll tell you also that skepticism is now reviving this summer's anti ICE protests.
Dale Willman (1:02)
Here the that's NPR's Martin Kosti. The Department of Homeland Security, meanwhile, says it's beginning the process of reviewing those who've been granted refugee status to be here in the U.S. nPR's Bustillo says their focus is currently in Minnesota.
Ximena Bustillo (1:17)
The U.S. citizenship and Immigration Service is preparing to review 5,600 refugees who have not yet been given lawful permanent resident status and are in Minnesota. Employees are tasked with conducting background checks, reinterviews and reviews of the applications. According to dhs. Some cases are being referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Refugees are vetted to come to the US While they're still living outside the country. The vetting is done by several agencies, including the State Department, and can take several years. The U.S. refugee program is expected to admit a historically low number of refugees this year, with a priority on white South Africans. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News.
Dale Willman (1:53)
The latest employment numbers from the Labor Department show hiring in the US Slowed last month. And NPR Scott Horsley says that employers added 50,000 jobs during the month.
Scott Horsley (2:03)
Health care and hospitality were among the few industries to add workers in December. Factories, construction companies and business services all cut back on employment. Even retailers cut 25,000 jobs in December as stores relied on fewer workers during the busy holiday shopping season. Employment gains for all of last year were the smallest since 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic put millions of people out of work. For all of last year, employers added less than 600 jobs compared to 2 million new jobs the year before. The unemployment rate fell last month to 4.4%. That's partly because tens of thousands of people dropped out of the workforce. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.