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Ryland Barton (0:15)
See Terms live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Minnesota officials are suing the Trump administration over the immigration crackdown in the state. It comes after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37 year old woman in her car. Lynn. Local officials say the enforcement action amounts to a federal invasion. Here's Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Fry.
Jacob Fry (0:37)
What we are seeing right now is not normal immigration enforcement. We are not asking ICE not to do ICE things. We are asking this federal government to stop the unconstitutional conduct that is invading our streets each and every day.
Ryland Barton (0:55)
The lawsuit alleges federal immigration agents interrogate residents about their citizenship without reason to believe they're in the US Illegally. Illinois and Chicago also filed a lawsuit today over the crackdown there. Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly is suing Secretary of defense Pete Hegseth. NPR's Aquil Lawrence reports. It's in response to the Pentagon's threats to punish Kelly for criticizing the Trump administration.
Aquil Lawrence (1:18)
Hegseth said this month that the Pentagon would censure Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for his many statements last year against White House policies, especially when he joined five other Democrats to urge members of the military not to obey illegal orders. President Trump called that treason and suggested the Democrats could be executed for it. The Pentagon says that as a fully retired officer, Kelly could be demoted and have his retirement pay reduced. Kelly, who served with distinction as a Navy combat pilot, called it an attempt to choke free speech by military veterans. Now he's filed suit asking the Washington, D.C. district court to declare the administration's actions unlawful and unconstitutional. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (1:59)
Venezuela's authoritarian regime arrested thousands of opposition activists over the last 13 years. But after the US raid that ousted President Nicolas Maduro, the country's new government is starting to release them. John Otis has More freedom for political.
John Otis (2:13)
Detainees has long been a key demand of the Venezuelan opposition. Many have been held for years and subjected to torture and other cruel treatment. In what it calls a move to promote national unity, the new Venezuelan government is starting to free these details. Detainees. Alfredo Romero heads Foro Penal, a Venezuelan legal aid group that works on behalf of political prisoners.