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Dale Willman
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained once again by immigration authorities. Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported by the Trump administration earlier this year before being returned to the US and he was just released from jail in Tennessee before being picked up again in Baltimore. Maryland Congressman Glen Ivey says Abrego Garcia's arrest is wrong.
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Glen Ivey
It's outrageous that the Trump administration is transforming the Department of Justice into a Department of retribution. And this is yet another example of them abusing the power of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Dale Willman
Abrego Garcia's attorney says he cannot be deported again until he gets a court hearing on that deportation. President Trump has signed an executive order to create specialized anti crime units in the national guard. As NPR's Quill Lawrence reports, critics say Trump is politicizing the Guard.
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Quill Lawrence
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is to create the new unit for the Washington, D.C. national Guard and direct each state to do the same, according to the executive order. But state governors, not the Pentagon, have authority over their state's guard for law enforcement missions. Trump has spoken about sending National Guard to aid law enforcement in cities led by Democrats. But Democratic lawmakers from those states say the president lacks the authority and that mixing the military with law enforcement is ineffective and dangerous to small d democracy. Trump has cited what he calls crime emergencies in cities like Washington, D.C. and Chicago, despite data showing violent crime has been going down in those cities. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
A new survey of business economists finds widespread concern about the Trump administration interfering with the Federal Reserve. As NPR Scott Horsley reports, the president and his allies have been pressured, pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates.
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Scott Horsley
Economists surveyed by the national association for Business Economics have a range of ideas about where interest rates should end up this year, but a large majority say the White House should stay out of it. Nearly eight out of 10 economists surveyed say they're very or somewhat concerned about political interference with Fed policymaking. More than three out of four say the president should play no role in the Fed's interest rate decisions. President Trump has been outspoken in criticizing the central bank for not moving more aggressively to cut rates. Trump also threatened to fire a member of the Fed's governing board, even though by law, Fed governors can only be removed for cause. Scott Horsley, NPR News Washington.
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Dale Willman
President Trump, meanwhile, does say he plans to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, even though it's not clear whether he has that power. The Supreme Court has ruled that Fed governors can only be removed for cause. Trump says he's taking that move because of allegations that Cook committed mortgage fraud. Cook, though, says she's not going anywhere and that Trump's effort to fire her is baseless. Stocks closed down on Wall Street Monday. The Nasdaq was down by 47 points. You're listening to NPR News. Pope Leo XIV has spoken out in support of refugees from an island in the Indian Ocean archipelago who were evicted from their homes in the 1960s and 1970s. They were forced out to make way for strategic Diego Garcia military base, which is shared by Britain and the United. NPR's Ruth Sherlock has the details.
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Ruth Sherlock
Many of the some 2,000 people who were displaced from the island of Chagos have fought for years in British courts for the right to return home. And in May, Britain and Mauritius signed a treaty that hands sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius and allows their resettlement, but still ensures the future of the military base. In an audience with the refugees, Pope Leo praised their long battle for justice and called the decision an encouraging sign and a powerful symbol on the international stage. He said all peoples, even the smallest and weakest, must be respected by the powerful in their identity and rights, in particular, the right to live on their land, and no one can force them into exile. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
President Trump says he wants anyone who burns the American flag to face a one year jail sentence. On Monday, he signed an executive order that directs the Justice Department to prosecute people who do burn the flag. The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that such action is protected as political speech. A judge Monday told the Utah legislature it needs to redraw the state's congressional election maps. The judge ruled that lawmakers ignored an independent commission established to prevent partisan gerrymandering. The current map now favors Republicans who have said they will challenge that ruling. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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