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Ryland Barton (0:17)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump has been attacking Somali immigrants recently, saying he doesn't want them in this country and that their country stinks. The administration announced plans to end tempor protected status for Somali nationals. About 80,000 people of Somali descent live in Minnesota. As Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepik reports, the administration is targeting the state's community with extra immigration enforcement.
Jailani Hussain (0:45)
Jailani Hussain, who leads the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and was born in Somalia, came here as a child, said today that the community has reported already seeing an increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities. He also said he's of American citizens being asked about their citizenship. Hussein says this is blatantly discriminatory, weaponizing.
Jailani Hussain (1:11)
ICE to target black Somali immigrants. This is not immigration policy. This is racism being directed from the president's office.
Ryland Barton (1:20)
Matt Sepik from Minnesota Public Radio reporting. President Trump says he's pardoning Democratic Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife. They were both charged last year with bribery, unlawful foreign influence and money laundering by the Department of Justice. Texas Public Radio's Joey Palacios reports.
Joey Palacios (1:37)
In a post on True Social, Trump said Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, would receive a full and unconditional pardon, adding, quote, you can both sleep well tonight. Your nightmare is finally over. The Justice Department had indicted the Cuellars in May 2024, alleging that Henry Cuellar had accepted approximately $600,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank in an oil and gas company owned by the government of Azerbaijan, laundering the money through shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar. Both pleaded not guilty. Although a Democrat, Cuellar has often sided with Republicans in many House votes. On Facebook, the congressman thanked Trump for the pardon, saying it gives him a clean slate. I'm Joey Palaciosan. San Antonio.
Ryland Barton (2:19)
Israel says it will soon open Gaza's border with Egypt, allowing Palestinians to leave for the first time in a year and a half. But Egypt says it won't open the border until Palestinians can return, too. NPR's Jerome Sokolowsky explains Rafah Cross closed.