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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Doua Lisai Kowtow. A preschooler and his father who were arrested during President Donald Trump's latest immigration crackdown are back home in Minneapolis after a federal judge ordered their release. As Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Rad reports, officials at the boys school say federal agents tried to use him as bait to lure other adults outside.
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Liam Conejo Ramos was photographed wearing a blue hat with bunny ears and a Spider man backpack when masked ICE agents pulled him from his dad's car on January 20th after school. Local school officials say agents led the 5 year old to his front door and directed him to knock to see if anyone else was home. ICE flew the boy and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, to a Texas detention center. In ordering their release Saturday, Judge Fred Beary called the move a perfidious lust for unbridled power that's bereft of human decency. Attorneys say the family from Ecuador is focusing on finding peace. They entered the US legally in 2024 to seek asylum, their lawyers said. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he expects lawmakers this week to vote on a nearly $1.3 trillion funding bill to fully reopen the federal government. But there is one area of disag Democrats funding for the Department of Homeland security. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Johnson says Republicans will fund all federal agencies and then negotiate with Democrats.
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Well, let's say I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town. And because of the conversation I had with Hakeem Jeffries, I know that we've got to pass a rule and probably do this mostly on our own. I think that's very unfortunate.
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He says they'll have two weeks of good faith negotiations to finalize changes to DHS before funding all agency can be complete. Israeli authorities say preparations are underway to reopen Gaza's main border crossing. Reopening this gateway is a major step in advancing the ceasefire agreement. As NPR's Daniel Estrin reports, the Rafah.
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Border crossing has been almost completely sealed since Israeli forces captured it in 2024. Most Palestinians have not been able to leave or enter Gaza since.