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Dave Mattingly (0:17)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Congress has ended the partial government shutdown. The House approved a spending package of more than a trillion dollars yesterday to fund several of the government's departments through the end of September. The vote was 217 to 21421 Democrats in the House voted in favor. A stopgap measure funds the Department of homeland security through February 13th. That gives lawmakers a short window to negotiate changes sought by Democrats on federal immigration enforcement. They include a ban on officers wearing face masks and mandatory judicial warrants for making arrests. The partial shutdown ended on day four. Some community groups in Minnesota are calling on Governor Tim Walls to enact an eviction moratorium to help families affected by federal immigration enforcement raids in the state. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has more from Minneapolis.
Sergio Martinez Beltran (1:16)
The eviction moratorium is aimed at helping immigrants who have not gone to work because they fear detention by federal agents. Governor Walz has not issued an eviction moratorium, and his office has not provided a response as to whether he intends to do. A growing number of community groups have popped up to help people pay their rent. Alexandria Gomez's group has helped about 170 families by raising more than $300,000.
Alexandria Gomez (1:41)
Without each other, there really wouldn't be no support system. There would be no rent assistance. There would be no food delivery. None of this would exist without just community supporting community.
Sergio Martinez Beltran (1:50)
She says this is another way to fight the federal government's immigration crackdown in their state. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Dave Mattingly (2:00)
At least two cases of measles have been confirmed at a U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in South Texas. It's in the town of Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio, and is designed for families detained by ICE, as NPR's Maria Godoy reports. This is the second report of measles at an ICE facility in recent weeks.
Maria Godoy (2:22)
Two people held at the federal Immigration Detention center have been quarantined for measles, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. She said federal officials have halted all movement within the center and they're quarantining anyone exposed. Dr. Katherine Peeler of Harvard says a 2016 study of an ICE facility found measles can spread quickly in a crowded center, even with high overall levels of.