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On the Throughline podcast from npr. Immigration enforcement might be more visible now, but this moment didn't begin with President Trump's second inauguration or even his first, a series from Throughline about how immigration became political and a cash cow. Listen to Throughline in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. This is the state of Illinois and city of Chicago are suing to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago. Governor J.B. pritzker accuses Trump of using service members in other Democratic led jurisdictions as political props to enforce an immigration agenda.
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Zip tied and detained for hours, including especially US Citizens and legal residents of our state. In the words of CBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bevino, they're being chosen by how they look.
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But President Trump argues he's targeting high crime areas and says he has the authority to federalize local law enforcement. Israel is approaching the second anniversary of the Hamas led attack. The anniversary itself is falling on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. NPR's Emily Feng reports. Commemorations for the victims of the October 7th attack and the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza are already starting.
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Here in the kibbutz of Near Az, just miles from the border with Gaza, Hamas led militants killed 47 people, a devastating blow for the tiny agricultural community. The new chairman of the kibbutz, Zvika Tesla, has been tasked with rebuilding, and he says there's tension among the kibbutz's residents over what to do with the burned and bullet ridden husks of homes the Palestinian militants left behind. Some residents want to leave the ruins, others want to live, he says, and demolish them. And even as Hamas and Israeli negotiators head to Egypt this week to hammer out details of a potential end to the war for Near Oz residents, where nine of their community members remain hostages in Gaza, they say the healing has yet to begin. Emily Fang and Peer news Near Oz.
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The Trump administration has named a new person to oversee day to day operations at the IRS. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. He already has another job running the Social Security Administration.
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Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano will add the new title of CEO at the irs, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant continues to serve as acting IRS commissioner. Bessant's held that role since August, when the former IRS Commissioner Billy Long was fired. The Treasury Department said in a statement that the tax collection agency and Social Security share many of the same goals for technology and customer service, making Bisignano a natural choice to run both sprawling agencies. But critics warrant Bisignano's likely to be stretched too thin. They say Social Security recipients deserve a full time commissioner, and they warn his split role does not bode well for a smooth tax filing season next year. Scott Horsley in Paralews, Washington.