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Ryland Barton (0:15)
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The northeastern US Is getting the last brunt of a massive winter storm that dumped snow, sleet and ice across the south and East. At least 30 weather related deaths have been reported. The heaviest snow fell from New York northward into England. Arctic air is moving in behind the storm. Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz says he's had what he calls a productive call with President Trump about de escalating tensions over immigration enforcement in his state. NPR's Martin Costi says the talks come after bipartisan anger over videos showing immigration agents killing a Minneapolis man.
Martin Kosti (0:52)
On Saturday, Walz announced on social media that he'd spoken to Trump and that Trump, quote, agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota, unquote. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Walz added that Customs and Border Protection commander at large Greg Bovino would leave the state. Since last summer, Bovino has been the face of immigration enforcement surges in Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans and now the Twin Cities, where he said without evidence that Alex Preddy had intended to, quote, massacre law enforcement agents before he was shot and killed. Bovino also provoked local anger by referring to the Border Patrol agents as the victims in that incident. Wall said Trump would send in ICE veteran and border czar Tom Homan to take over the operation. In Minnesota, Martin Kosti, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (1:38)
The Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Rand Paul, is calling for Immigration and Border Patrol officials to testify in the aftermath of Preddy's killing. As NPR's Claudio Grisales reports, Senate Democrats are also moving to block a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Claudia Grisales (1:56)
The House passed a spending package on a bipartisan basis last week it left for with the expectation the Senate would do the same. The bill needs to pass by Friday to avoid a shutdown of portions of the government. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the DHS funding plan is woefully inadequate and fails to keep ICE agents in check. In the wake of Preddy's death, Democrats are demanding Republicans pull the DHS funding from the overall $1.3 trillion bill, which also funds the Departments of Defense, labor and Health and Human Services, among others. Republicans are pushing back, but many are also calling for a full investigation into Preddy's killing. Claudia, NPR News.