NPR News: 01-25-2026 12AM EST

Summary

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NPR News Now – January 25, 2026, 12AM EST

Host: Dwahali Sai Kowtow
Duration: ~5 minutes
Main Theme:
A concise roundup of breaking news, including updates on immigration enforcement and protest in Minneapolis, unrest at a Texas ICE detention center, a major winter storm in the South, U.S.-Canada trade tensions, and the deteriorating situation in Haiti.

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1. Immigration Enforcement & Fatal Shooting in Minneapolis

Segment Start: [00:15]

• Summary:
  Elected officials in Minnesota urge peaceful protest after a second fatal shooting by immigration officers in Minneapolis. The National Guard now supports local law enforcement efforts.
• Key Details:
  • The Department of Homeland Security claims officer shot Alex Preddy, 37, in self-defense as he allegedly approached with a gun.
  • Witness video challenges this account, showing agents wrestling Preddy to the ground before shooting; unclear if Preddy attempted to use his firearm.
  • Preddy was a permitted gun owner, an ICU nurse, and had no criminal record.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry:

    “The chaos that we are seeing is caused directly by ICE border control and this federal administration.” [00:59]

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2. Protest & Disturbance at Texas ICE Detention Facility

Segment Start: [01:20]

• Summary:
  Immigration attorney Eric Lee recounts a mass protest at the Dilley, Texas ICE detention center, triggered by the treatment of a five-year-old detainee from Minneapolis, Liam Conejo Ramos.
• Key Details:
  • Guards evacuated the facility after an incident, while Lee heard “hundreds of children shouting” upon leaving.
  • ICE did not comment at this time.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Immigration Attorney Eric Lee:

    “Guards started to shout, everybody out. Everybody out. There's been an incident... as I was walking back to my car, I heard what sounded like hundreds of children shouting.” [01:49]

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3. Major Winter Storm Impacts the Southern U.S.

Segment Start: [02:14]

• Summary:
  A severe ice storm has disrupted power for over 100,000 in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. More states, including Mississippi and Tennessee, are in the storm’s path.
• Key Details:
  • Ice accumulations may reach an inch, recalling a devastating storm in the Mississippi Delta 30 years ago.
  • Extended outages could threaten health and welfare, especially for vulnerable students and families.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Janice Kitchens, teacher in Mississippi:

    “It's all fun and games when you have everything you need at home, but a week or two without food or without proper food or enough, it could mean life or death.” [02:48]

  • “Kitchen says resilience is a prerequisite for living in the delta, but she's hoping her community misses the brunt of the storm.” [02:58]

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4. U.S.–Canada Trade Tensions & Tariff Threats

Segment Start: [03:09]

• Summary:
  Canadian leadership gives a subdued response to new tariff threats from President Trump, targeting Canada’s relationship with China.
• Key Details:
  • Trump threatened a 100% tariff, accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of making Canada a “drop off port” for Chinese goods.
  • The threats follow Carney’s support for Greenland’s sovereignty and an Ottawa-Beijing deal.
  • Canadian officials deny a China free trade agreement, stressing Canada-U.S. relations.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Dan Karpenchuk (reporter):

    “Trump accused Carney of trying to turn Canada into a drop off port for Chinese exports into the US... But in the wake of Davos and Carney's support of Greenland's sovereignty, Trump lashed out.” [03:24]

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5. Haiti: UN Assistance and Political Turmoil

Segment Start: [04:01]

• Summary:
  The UN plans to send up to 5,500 troops to support Haitian police, who are struggling to reclaim the capital from armed gangs controlling over 80% of Port-au-Prince.
• Key Details:
  • Haiti faces dire humanitarian conditions, with 1.4 million internally displaced.
  • The Transitional Presidential Council moves to oust Prime Minister Alex Didier Fils Ami.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Carlos Ruiz Massu, UN Special Representative:

    "The humanitarian situation, as you know, is still rather dire... 1.4 million internally displaced due to violence. But we do hope that the situation moves forward during 2026." [04:21]

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6. Closing and Sign-Off

Segment End: [04:36+]

• Dwahali Sai Kowtow:

  “You are listening to NPR News from New York City. And I'm Dwahli Saikowtao.” [04:36]

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Memorable Moments

• The stark contrast between official narratives (ICE's account) and witness video in the Minneapolis shooting.
• The haunting sound of “hundreds of children shouting” inside a detention facility [01:49].
• Community anxieties in Mississippi facing another “life or death” winter storm [02:48].
• Canada’s calm protestations in the face of sharp U.S. trade threats.

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Timestamps at a Glance

• [00:15] – Minneapolis ICE shooting and protests
• [01:20] – Detention center protest over child detainee
• [02:14] – Ice storm disrupts power in the South
• [03:09] – Trump’s tariff threats to Canada
• [04:01] – Haiti’s plea for more UN troops amid gang violence

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Transcript

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[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahali Sai Kowtow. Elected officials in Minnesota are calling for continued peaceful protest following the fatal shooting of a second person in Minneapolis during what the Trump administration calls an immigration enforcement effort. As Matt Sipic of Minnesota Public Radio reports, the state's National Guard is now assisting local law enforcement.

[Matt Sipic]

The Department of Homeland Security claims that an immigration officer killed Alex Preddy in self defense after the 37 year old approached with a handgun. But witness video shows a group of agents struggling with Preddy and knocking him to the ground before one opens fire. It's unclear from the video whether Preddy attempted to use the firearm in his possession. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says ICE is responsible for two of the city's three homicides this year. The chaos that we are seeing is caused directly by ICE border control and this federal administration. Preddy had a permit to carry a firearm. He was an intensive care nurse and had no criminal record. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.

[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

A prominent immigration lawyer says a disturbance broke out Saturday at the South Texas ICE detention facility where five year old Liam Conejo Ramos was from Minneapolis was being detained. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies reports.

[David Martin Davies]

Immigration attorney Eric Lee was at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention center in Dilley, Texas, about 70 miles south of San Antonio. He says guards ordered him to leave because there was a mass protest happening at the detention center.

[Immigration Attorney Eric Lee]

Guards started to shout, everybody out. Everybody out. There's been an incident. So I left and walked out. And as I was walking back to my car, I heard what sounded like hundreds of children shouting.

[David Martin Davies]

Lee spoke to a client afterwards who told him the protest was triggered by the treatment of Liam Ramos. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. For NPR News, I'm David Martin Davies in San Antonio.

[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

The biggest winter storm in years has already cut power to more than 100,000 people in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. NPR's Frank Morse reports.

[Frank Morse]

Debilitating ice, possibly up to an inch thick, is expected to sweep from Louisiana across Mississippi into Tennessee before striking the Carolinas. It brings back bad memories for people living in the Mississippi Delta, some of whom lost power for a month in an ICE storm there three decades ago. Janice Kitchens, who teaches in a rural district south of Clarksdale, Mississippi, says her students can't afford a long outage.

[Janice Kitchens]

It's all fun and games when you have everything you need at home, but a week or two without food or without proper food or enough, it could mean life or death.

[Frank Morse]

Kitchen says resilience is a prerequisite for living in the delta, but she's hoping her community misses the brunt of the storm. Frank Morris, NPR News, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

And this is NPR News from New York City. There's muted reaction from Canadian leaders to President Trump's latest tariff threats. From Toronto, Dan Karpenchuk, Russia reports referring.

[Dan Karpenchuk]

To Prime Minister Mark Carney as governor and threatening a 100% tariff against Canada for its growing ties with China. Trump accused Carney of trying to turn Canada into a drop off port for Chinese exports into the US A week ago, Trump appeared to be in favor of the Ottawa Beijing deal. But in the wake of Davos and Carney's support of Greenland's sovereignty, Trump lashed out. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is no free trade agreement being pursued with China and that Ottawa remains focused on Canada. U.S. relations. And some provincial premiers say they stand with Carney in building Canada's economy. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.

[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

More United nations troops will be headed to Haiti this year to assist local police who have been trying to defend their capital from armed gangs that have taken over 80% of the capital, Port au Prince Carlos Ruiz Massu, the special representative of the UN Secretary General in Haiti, says as many as 5,500 troops would be deployed to Haiti.

[Carlos Ruiz Massu]

The humanitarian situation, as you know, is still rather dire in terms of 1.4 million internally displaced due to violence. But we do hope that the situation moves forward during 2026.

[Dwahali Sai Kowtow]

His comments come as a Presidential Transitional Council announced it had the votes to remove Haiti's embattled prime minister. Alex Didier Fils Ami. You are listening to NPR News from New York City. And I'm Dwahli Saikowtao.

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